[LINK] US Whitehouse on Cookies

[Marghanita da Cruz]

James Collins wrote:
>> <http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/On-Cookies/>
> 
> Under Web Page Privacy link  on the View menu in IE, click on the summary
> button and you get -:
> 
> "Could not find a privacy policy for http://www.whitehouse.gov/".
> 
> Surely the Whitehouse could manage a P3P privacy policy?

I don't understand the reference to P3P or IE...but
picking up on Ivan's post about Flash from <http://www.whitehouse.gov/privacy/>
> The federal government has guidelines for the use of persistent cookies. The goals of the guidelines are to enable the useful functioning of federal websites while protecting individual privacy.
> 
> For videos that are visible on WhiteHouse.gov, a ‘persistent cookie’ is set by third party providers when you click to play a video.  (We may experience some engineering difficulties as the new Whitehouse.gov is posted and reviewed.  We intend, however, to fully enforce the above provisions as soon as possible.  If you are experiencing any difficulties, please contact us.)
> 
> This persistent cookie is used by some third party providers to help maintain the integrity of video statistics. A waiver has been issued by the White House Counsel's office to allow for the use of this persistent cookie.
> 
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/privacy/>

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