Cookies

The Information Commissioner has published his guidance on complying with new European cookie law, and the news is less good than had been hoped.

6 June 2012 at 10:46am

Cookies - Better Browsers Required

A press release from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport confirms that the Government is looking to browser manufacturers to provide the main approach to implementing new European laws on cookies.

6 June 2012 at 10:44am

Minister on Cookies and Data Protection

I've just spotted a speech given last month to the CBI by Communications Minister, Ed Vaizey, in which he proposes a pragmatic approach to EC law on cookies and Data Protection.

6 June 2012 at 10:38am

Cookie law - time to act?

The Information Commissioner managed to greatly raise the profile of the new EU law on cookies last week, warning in a press release that "UK businesses must wake-up" to the forthcoming change.

4 July 2012 at 4:49pm

Implementing the EC telecoms framework

Earlier this year the European Community revised its regulatory framework for telecommunications networks, so the UK Government is now consulting on how to implement those changes in UK law. Although most of the changes are not relevant to JANET as a private network, I have responded in three areas:

6 June 2012 at 9:45am

Cookies - end of the world, or no change?

The amended EC law requiring opt-in, rather than opt-out, to non-essential cookies was criticised last week as "breathtakingly stupid" because of its implications for advert-funded sites. However advertisers have now said that they don't think the law requires any change to current practice!

6 June 2012 at 9:42am

New EC Cookie Law?