Our friends at StopBadware.org and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard have just announced a new contest concerning Internet cookies and their implications for privacy. Contestants are invited to submit short videos that creatively explain what cookies are, how they can be used or misused, and what options users have for controlling their cookies. The creators of the top five videos (as determined by an independent reviewer) will earn a trip to the upcoming FTC Town Hall workshop on behavioral advertising, where panelists will select one of the contestants as the grand prize winner.

User education is one of the most challenging tasks in protecting consumer privacy online. StopBadware and Berkman have helped to further this cause by crafting a fun and unique way for users to clear the air about cookies. We look forward to seeing what the Internet community comes up with.

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