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Cookies… Food for Thought. Amanda Sweda and Charlotte Cottrill WWG – Chicago 2010. Purpose of Session. Overview of OMB memos and cookies Discussion of Relationship between Cookies and Web Analytics/Metrics What We Have Already Done What We Need to Do – Decision Points and Actions.
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Cookies…Food for Thought Amanda Sweda and Charlotte Cottrill WWG – Chicago 2010
Purpose of Session • Overview of OMB memos and cookies • Discussion of Relationship between Cookies and Web Analytics/Metrics • What We Have Already Done • What We Need to Do – Decision Points and Actions
What are the OMB Memos? • OMB M-10-22 Guidance for Online Use of Web Measurement and Customization Technologies: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_2010/m10-22.pdf • OMB M-10-23 Guidance for Agency Use of Third-Party Websites and Applications: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_2010/m10-23.pdf
Cookies in OMB M-10-22 • Three types of Cookies Covered by M-10-22 • Session Cookies – Tier 1 • Persistent Cookies – Tier 2 • Persistent Cookies with PII – Tier 3
Relationship with Web Analytics • Allows customization of pages • Allows gov’t websites to provide services similar to non-gov’t sites…on pages like My EPA, My Environment • Allows for expansion of some of our current web analytics and supports future capabilities
What We Have Already Done • Privacy and Security Notice has been updated • to accurately reflect the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) requirements • to include third party information and a list of social media tools used at EPA • Exit Disclaimer and Third Party Disclaimer • EPA has exit disclaimer (widely used) http://www.epa.gov/epahome/exitepa.htm and new third party disclaimer http://www.epa.gov/epahome/thirdparty.html • We are working with OEA and OGC to finalize and merge the two disclaimers. In progress.
What We Need to Decide • Will EPA use persistent cookies (Tier 2) on all EPA pages? • If EPA uses persistent cookies, will it be an opt out option or an opt in option? • Will we allow persistent cookies with PII (Tier 3) with a waiver?
What Will Be Done… • Cookies Procedure must be updated regardless of decisions to accurately reflect the OMB requirements in the memos. • Privacy and Security notice will need to be updated if persistent cookies are allowed • Exit Disclaimer will be updated
Contacts: Amanda Sweda sweda.amanda@epa.gov (202) 566-0678 Charlotte Cottrill Cottrill.charlotte@epa.gov (202) 566-0684