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Instant Analysis: Supercookies Cost Verizon $1.35 Million - and Some Tasty User Data

2016-03-10 02:57:03| Telecom - Topix.net

What Happened? The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau has resolved its investigation into Verizon Wireless ' use of "supercookies," or unique identifier headers, in order to track subscribers' browsing activity. In order to settle the case, Verizon paid $1.35 million in fines and has agreed to change its policy and obtain opt-in consent from consumers before employing unique identifier headers.

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