TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Meg Leta
TI  - The character of consent: the history of cookies and the future of technology policy 
T2  - Information policy series
SN  - 9780262547949
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Cambridge, Massachusetts
PB  - The MIT Press
KW  - Cookies (Computer science)
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - History
KW  - Data privacy
KW  - Consent (Law)
KW  - Technology and state
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: Cookies and consenting characters -- Computing the data subject -- Networking the user -- Maintaining state for the privacy consumer -- Contesting cookies for data privacy -- Conclusion: The (forced) retirement of cookies
N2  - "A timely history of digital consent told through the mundane yet highly contested web cookie: confronting cookies is an everyday experience for weary internet travelers, who click through and dodge cookie notifications each day. As part of an "arrangement" wherein services are exchanged for data, the use of cookies has been justified by notification practices like privacy policies and terms of service, and individuals "agree" to the arrangement by continuing on the site or clicking a box - thereby "consenting" to invasive data collection, analysis, and sharing"--
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