DISADVANTAGES — CONSUM�ER/INTERNET 418

LINK: CONTROLS ON COOKIES

COOKIES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR INTERNET SHOPPING

Noble Sprayberry, The San Diego Union-Tribune, August 22, 1999, SECTION: BUSINESS Pg. I-9 TITLE: Confronting the cookie monster; The issue of privacy confounds business and the consumer // acs-EE2001

Also, Clayton says, it should be accepted that some Internet elements are necessary.

Cookies, for example, help sites track the number of times a person visits, and they also make it possible for such sites as computer and music stores to create virtual shopping carts.