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    Default EU Cookie Law

    As some of you may know the EU have brought in a law so a site has to ask you before it places a cookie on your system.
    Frankly I work hard not to have pop-ups and external advertising because I cannot stand them!
    Here's what 123-Reg say -

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    Why a secure and PCI Compliant site should have to ask someone (who may not have a clue - even after an explanation) for permission to place a cookie on their system is just crazy!
    We could implement this and on every page you land you are asked (see NVIDIA's site) or of course we could add another cookie to your system so our site doesn't ask you again! D'OH!

    I will post a table of cookie information later.

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    Last edited by Lloyd_mcse; 20-06-2012 at 13:29.

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    Hi Lloyd

    I thought sites were relying on the 'implied consent' thing for cookies:

    - Implied consent is a valid form of consent and can be used in the context of compliance with the revised rules on cookies.
    - If you are relying on implied consent you need to be satisfied that your users understand that their actions will result in cookies being set. Without this understanding you do not have their informed consent.

    from http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06..._law_research/ and the 'implied consent' link therein


    I thought this was reason for the floating bars I'm starting to see, on sites like theregister, saying things like click to accept cookies or stay here and get our cookies anyway

    Probably counts as a pop-up in your book, makes me wonder now how big the pop-up has to be, it'd probably fit in your header bar easily enough.



    I'm more annoyed about the Digital economy act that's still incoming. I mentioned it ages ago, the three alleged strikes for downloading and your internet gets suspended law.
    Last edited by Lloyd_mcse; 30-06-2012 at 09:37.

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