The Character of Consent : The History of Cookies and the Future of Technology Policy / Meg Leta Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Meg Leta, author.

Series:

Information policy series.

Information Policy Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consent (Law).

Data privacy.

Technology and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2024]

Summary:

"A timely history of digital consent told through the mundane yet highly contested web cookie: confronting cookies is an everyday experience for weary internet travelers, who click through and dodge cookie notifications each day. As part of an "arrangement" wherein services are exchanged for data, the use of cookies has been justified by notification practices like privacy policies and terms of service, and individuals "agree" to the arrangement by continuing on the site or clicking a box - thereby "consenting" to invasive data collection, analysis, and sharing"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Cookies and consenting characters

Computing the data subject

Networking the user

Maintaining state for the privacy consumer

Contesting cookies for data privacy

Conclusion: The (forced) retirement of cookies.

Notes:

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OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-262-37845-0

0-262-37844-2

OCLC:

1419080209