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(Unverified)Apr 17th 2008 4:00PM

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This would be much simpler to implement as an RFC, which could later be mandated by law. That is, the RFC that defines how cookies work could be expanded to carry metadata about the cookies that identifies tracking cookies in a unique way, then consumer web browsers could decide whether or not to keep/honor those cookies. Sort of like the idea behind .xxx domains, only less controversial -- require that American companies simply follow a certain convention, and let the technology handle the rest.

They would build on the existing "cookie RFCs":
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2109.txt
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2964.txt
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2965.txt

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