Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate the use of so-called supercookies on many websites, with the two suggesting that use of the hard-to-remove tracking tools may be an unfair business practice.
The FTC has the authority to investigate supercookies, a persistent form of tracking cookies, under its mandate to protect U.S. consumers against unfair and deceptive business practices, Representatives Joe Barton and Edward Markey wrote in a letter to the FTC, sent Monday.
The use of supercookies, which can be installed without a computer user's knowledge, raises "serious privacy concerns and is unacceptable," the lawmakers said in their letter. The Wall Street Journal published a report on supercookies in August. Supercookies should be "outlawed," said Barton, a Texas Republican. "How can you protect yourself from unwanted online tracking or your browsing history when you don't even know your information is at risk?" he said in a statement. "The constant abuse of online activity must stop."
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