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EU Directive on e- Cookies – FSB Briefing

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Summary and Guidance – FSB one page briefing

 

 

 

 

Electronic tags or ‘cookies’ are text files left on a user’s computer
by a website when that website is visited. This leaves a trail that
can be traced from the user to the owner of the website. Cookies
can for example track what sites are used and how often. This
information can be gathered covertly and it is argued that cookies
violate users’ privacy. Continue reading →

No fines for breaking cookie rules

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Websites won’t risk a fine by failing to meet new cookie rules, the Information Commissioner’s Office has said.

The rules – the result of an EU Directive – technically came into force last May, but the ICO gave UK sites a year before taking enforcement action.

 

That grace period ends next week, but the ICO has assured website owners Continue reading →