How to understand and comply with the new cookie law so that your website won't be in breach of the EU Privacy and Communications Directive.
I am not sure how many of you are aware of this but since the 26th May 2012, user consent must be sought for websites using cookies.
What are cookies?
Cookies are text files that websites place on visitors' computers to store a range of information, usually specific to that visitor - or rather the device they are using to view the site - like the browser or mobile phone.
They were created to overcome a limitation in web technology. Web pages are 'stateless' - which means that they have no memory, and cannot easily pass information between each other. So cookies provide a kind of memory for web pages. To read more
Apparently, things are going fast as last week the ICO sent letters to the owners of 75 of the UK's top websites, asking them about their cookie law compliance.
These websites owners were asked what actions they have taken to comply with the law, and given 28 days to explain why they didn't yet take any actions if they hadn't and to set up a plan of action.
They are obviously concentrating on the big fish, but what does it mean for us 'small' or less 'small' website owners?
I have found a couple of articles I wanted to share with you on this subject, one is an official source, the other is just an opinion.
http://www.cookielaw.org/
http://www.openglobal.co.uk/articles/192-how-to-comply-with-the-new-cookie-laws-eu-privacy-and-communications-directive.html
This video also goes some way to explaining the idiocy of this legislation.
I am not sure how many of you are aware of this but since the 26th May 2012, user consent must be sought for websites using cookies.
What are cookies?
Cookies are text files that websites place on visitors' computers to store a range of information, usually specific to that visitor - or rather the device they are using to view the site - like the browser or mobile phone.
They were created to overcome a limitation in web technology. Web pages are 'stateless' - which means that they have no memory, and cannot easily pass information between each other. So cookies provide a kind of memory for web pages. To read more
Apparently, things are going fast as last week the ICO sent letters to the owners of 75 of the UK's top websites, asking them about their cookie law compliance.
These websites owners were asked what actions they have taken to comply with the law, and given 28 days to explain why they didn't yet take any actions if they hadn't and to set up a plan of action.
They are obviously concentrating on the big fish, but what does it mean for us 'small' or less 'small' website owners?
I have found a couple of articles I wanted to share with you on this subject, one is an official source, the other is just an opinion.
http://www.cookielaw.org/
http://www.openglobal.co.uk/articles/192-how-to-comply-with-the-new-cookie-laws-eu-privacy-and-communications-directive.html
This video also goes some way to explaining the idiocy of this legislation.
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