Re: UKNM: Cookies

[Sajid Mohammed]

---Craig Pickup <

c [dot] pickupdigitrade [dot] co [dot] uk

> wrote:

>

> What about those who do not allow cookies to be set?

[snip]

> I know a number of e-commerce sites that

> rely totally on cookies to the exent that if you do not allow them to be set you

> can not make use of the online purchasing


To answer point one, I quote from the sysop(?) of Slashdot.org, every

good geeks' source of news (uncorrected spelling):


"We use cookies to remember who you are. If you are paranoid about

cookies, then you probably don't understand them. They aren't mind

control or voodoo so relax and accept them without fealing like Big

Brother is watching every time you see a cookie... without them, the

internet woudl have a lot more problems than it already does. If you

don't believe me, tough. I'm firm on this one: Cookies aren't perfect,

but they aren't evil, and I'll continue to use them." Amen.


To answer point two, there are many many legitimate reasons for using

cookie technology for e-commerce applications - it's not unreasonable

to assume anymore that the majority of the target audience have

cookie-capable browsers. More to the point, would I want to be

targeting a demographic of those who aren't running cookie-capable

browsers? For example, how the hell am I going to be able to run a

differential marketing programme if I can't track my user base

properly?!


As for those who turn off their cookies, see point one and then go and

see Mr. Hayward for a talk about the birds and the bees.


Sajid Mohammed

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