Web Bug Growth Fuels Privacy Debate

Related link: http://www.cyveillance.com/web/us/newsroom/releases/2001/2001-08-14.htm

Invisible Data-Collection Tool Poses Threat to Established Brands
Arlington, Va., August 14, 2001 - Cyveillance�, the leading provider of automated Internet intelligence, today announced the results of a study revealing that the use of Web bugs, or online hidden information collectors, has increased 488 percent in the past three years. The results indicate that, on average, a Web page is nearly five times more likely to contain a Web bug today than in 1998.

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