What is Communications Data?

Ian G Batten I.G.Batten at ftel.co.uk
Fri, 8 Nov 2002 16:10:31 +0000


On Fri, 08 Nov 2002, Watkin Simon wrote:

> > From: Ian Miller [mailto:Ian_Miller@singularis.ltd.uk]
> > Sent: 08 November 2002 14:47
> > 
> > >> - cookies (to the extent that personal information or 
> > preferences is **not**
> > >> disclosed)
> > >
> > >They're content, surely?
> > 
> > Definitely.
> 
> So what's the content in this then?

I don't know.  However, since (for example) telegraph.co.uk uses cookies
to handle authentication, anyone in possession of the cookie that the
telegraph.co.uk website sends me can make requests which appear to be
from me.  

ian