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Title: Verizon to allow opt-outs of dubious perma-cookie program, but isn't giving up Post by: HCK on February 02, 2015, 09:00:18 pm Verizon to allow opt-outs of dubious perma-cookie program, but isn't giving up
<article> <section class="page"> <p>Despite criticisms and public outcry, Verizon isn’t giving up on its UIDH “perma-cookie” advertising program (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2839816/secretive-unblockable-verizon-perma-cookies-kick-up-privacy-concerns.html)—but the company will give subscribers a larger say in the matter. Verizon customers will soon have the ability to opt-out of the UIDH program.</p><p>“We have begun working to expand the opt-out to include the identifier referred to as the UIDH, and expect that to be available soon,” a Verizon spokesperson said via email. The company did not provide a specific date for when the opt-out program would be available.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2878561/verizon-to-allow-opt-outs-of-dubious-perma-cookie-program-but-isnt-giving-up.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Verizon to allow opt-outs of dubious perma-cookie program, but isn't giving up (http://www.macworld.com/article/2878561/verizon-to-allow-opt-outs-of-dubious-perma-cookie-program-but-isnt-giving-up.html#tk.rss_all) |