Website owners face tougher cookie rules CUK05 :: Contractor UK
I mean, I can see the point to some extent, but it seems to me the wider problem for privacy is the various systems that track your online usage by having their gubbins embedded all over the place. Are they saying that every site that embeds that sort of tracking has to gain explicit consent or is the case that if you say yes to a particular tracking network once you've said yes to them for every site that uses them? This would appear to indicate it's the latter:
And this would appear to leave a lot of leeway for not having to obtain consent.
Some interesting examples from the government
But apparently
despite the fact that a user would have to set the preferences, which rather makes the service requested, and subsequent identification of said user would be "strictly necessary" to provide it IMO.
It all seems like a bit of a waste of space to me. Does anyone have any clue what the actual intent of this is?
http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisati...gulations.ashx
I mean, I can see the point to some extent, but it seems to me the wider problem for privacy is the various systems that track your online usage by having their gubbins embedded all over the place. Are they saying that every site that embeds that sort of tracking has to gain explicit consent or is the case that if you say yes to a particular tracking network once you've said yes to them for every site that uses them? This would appear to indicate it's the latter:
(3) Where an electronic communications network is used by the same person to store or access information in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user on more than one occasion, it is sufficient for the purposes of this regulation that the requirements of paragraph (2) are met in respect of the initial use.
(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the technical storage of, or
access to, information--
(a) for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a
communication over an electronic communications network; or
(b) where such storage or access is strictly necessary for the
provision of an information society service requested by the subscriber
or user.
access to, information--
(a) for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a
communication over an electronic communications network; or
(b) where such storage or access is strictly necessary for the
provision of an information society service requested by the subscriber
or user.
The only exception to this rule is if what you are doing is ‘strictly
necessary’ for a service requested by the user. This exception is a
narrow one but might apply, for example, to a cookie you use to
ensure that when a user of your site has chosen the goods they
wish to buy and clicks the ‘add to basket’ or ‘proceed to checkout’
button, your site ‘remembers’ what they chose on a previous page.
You would not need to get consent for this type of activity.
necessary’ for a service requested by the user. This exception is a
narrow one but might apply, for example, to a cookie you use to
ensure that when a user of your site has chosen the goods they
wish to buy and clicks the ‘add to basket’ or ‘proceed to checkout’
button, your site ‘remembers’ what they chose on a previous page.
You would not need to get consent for this type of activity.
The exception would not apply, for example, just
because you have decided that your website is more attractive if
you remember users’ preferences
because you have decided that your website is more attractive if
you remember users’ preferences
It all seems like a bit of a waste of space to me. Does anyone have any clue what the actual intent of this is?
http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisati...gulations.ashx
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