1)http://html.about.com/compute/html/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fhome.bmi.net%2Frubenb%2Fcookies.htm

2) http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,289893,sid9_gci211838,00.html

3) Internet Cookies by US Department of Energy http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/i-034.shtml

4) Web Cookies by Bob Stocker http://www.du.edu/~buffer/dec96/cookies.htm

5) Internet Privacy and Security http://www.siegesoft.com/_html/issue.asp?menuID=10&issueID=6

6) The Cookie Concept by Viktor Mayer-Schonberger http://www.cookiecentral.com/content.phtml?area=2&id=1 paragraph 3

7) Cookies by Cratus http://www.cratus.com/cratus/cookies.asp (2nd paragraph)

8) Amazon.com. "Amazon.com Privacy Notice." 28 Apr. 2001. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/468496/107-3953568-7698960 .

9) Cookiecentral.com. "The Unofficial Cookie FAQ." Version 2.54. 27 Apr. 2001. http://www.cookiecentral.com/faq/#1.3

10) Webmonkey. "An Introduction to Cookies." Posted: 7 Dec. 1996. Visited: 20 Apr. 2001. http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/geektalk/96/45/index3a_page2.html?tw=e-business.

11) Cookiecentral.com. "Purpose of Cookies : The Cookie Controversy." 20 Apr. 2001. http://www.cookiecentral.com/ccstory/cc2.htm .

12)The World Wide Web Consortium. "WWW Security FAQ: Client Side Security." Last modified: Sun Apr 2 2000. Visited: 20 Apr. 2001. http://www.w3.org/Security/Faq/wwwsf7.html#Q66?.

13)Electronic Privacy Information Center. "Cookiegate Press Release." 28 Apr. 2001. http://www.epic.org/privacy/internet/cookiegate_pr.html

14)Internet-Tips.net. "Cookies." 28 Apr. 2001. http://internet-tips.net/Security/cookies.htm.

15)Cookiecentral.com. "Internet Privacy: The Cookie Contraversy." 20 Apr. 2001. http://www.cookiecentral.com/ccstory/cc3.htm.

16) Webmonkey. "The Risks of Cookies." Posted: 3 Jan. 1996. Visited: 20 Apr. 2001. http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/geektalk/96/53/index4a.html.

17)Electronic Privacy Information Center. "EPIC Files FTC Complaint Against DoubleClick (2/10/00)." Released: Feb. 10 2000. Visited 29 Apr. 2001. http://www.epic.org/privacy/internet/ftc/DCLK_comp_pr.html.

18) Cookiecentral.com. "Internet Privacy: The Cookie Contraversy." 20 Apr. 2001. http://www.cookiecentral.com/ccstory/cc3.htm.

19. United States. Testimony and Statement for the Record of Marc Rotenberg Before the SubCommittee on Commerce, trade, and Consumer Protection, Committee on Energy and Commerce. U.S. House of Representatives. March 1, 2001.

20. United States. Statement of the Federal Trade Commission before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. U.S. Senate. June 13, 2000

21. Hopper, Ian. "Privacy, Making it Click." ABS News.com. Online Posting. July 25, 1999. 26 April 2001 http://abcnews.go.com/selections/tech/DailyNews/netprivacy000614.html

22. Jacobus, Patricia. "Cookies targeted as Congress, advocates address Net privacy." CNET News.com Online Posting. February 11, 2000. 26 April 2001 http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-202-1547443.html

23. Riccardi, Michael A. "DoubleClick Can Keep Hand in Cookie Jar, Federal Judge Rules." New York Law Journal. Online Posting. March 30, 2001. 30 April 2001 http://www.law.com/e/professional/general/Variables.three;sz=468x60;tile=1;ord=240978349103954980?

24. House Bill 347, 107th Congress, First Session "Consumer Online Privacy and Disclosure Act." Introduced January 31, 2001 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00347:

25. House Bill 237, 107th Congress, First Session "Consumer Internet Privacy Enhancement Act." Introduced January 20, 2001. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:h.r.00237:

26. House Bill 40, 2001 Regular Session of the Maryland General Assembly. "Consumer Law - Consumer Consent to Use of Electronic Records." Pre-filed October 12, 2000. http://mlis.state.md.ud/2001rs/billfile/hb0040.htm

27. Kelly, Lisa. "Cookies crumble under data protection legislation." Newmonday.com Online Posting. February 28, 2001. 26 April 2001 http://www.vnunet.com/print/107416

28. McCarthy, Kevin. "Cookies and State Law." OLR Research Report. Online Posting. December 14, 2000. 26 April 2001 http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2000/rpt/olr/htm/2000-r-1135.htm

29. Rodger, Will. "Privacy bill would control 'cookies'." USA Today Tech Report. Online Posting. June 7, 2000. 26 April 2001. http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cth319.htm

30. "Torricelli To Introduce Anti-Cookie Legislation." ADLAW By Request. Online Posting. February 16, 2000. 26 April 2001. http://www.aldawbyrequest.com/legislation/ToriAntiSpam.shtml