A report from Gartner highlights how the reliance on Flash cookies as an authentication mechanism by online banks may need to change with the release of Adobe Flash Player 10.1. Flash Player’s Private Browsing feature will make it easier to clear Flash cookies, and e-commerce businesses will need to adjust, some say.
– When the final version of Adobe Flash Player 10.1 hits desktops later this year, it will bring with it new functionality designed
to allow users to automatically clear Flash cookies after a Web
session. But while the feature may be lauded in the name of
privacy, it may also force online banks…