On Wed, 9 Apr 2003 14:46:58 -0700, Jimmy Wales jwales@bomis.com gave utterance to the following:
I don't think it's a breach of privacy at all. It actually sounds pretty cute and good to me. Yes, an advanced user could figure out how to get around it, but if someone is going to all _that_ trouble, we've got a bigger problem anyway.
The cookie could just say 'edit=no', say.
Although something more obscure would reduce the likelihood of circumvention.
Obscure enough to withstand the legendary "Remove All Cookies" attack?