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Privacy watchdogs deem advertising code non-compliant with EU cookies laws
Website operators that track internet users' online activity in order to serve targeted adverts do not automatically comply with EU privacy laws by following the industry code, a committee of all the EU's national data protection regulators has said.
One Per Cent: Websites to tell users if they're tracked
Duncan Graham-Rowe, contributor Soon websites in the European Union will need to get explicit permission from surfers before being allowed to track their online browsing habits.
Canadian Privacy Law Blog: New European rules on cookies coming in May
The European Union is about to impose a directive effective May 25, 2011 requiring explicit consent for the use of most forms of internet cookies, particularly those that are associated with the delivery of advertising. This tight deadline is being put in place, even though regulators have no idea how to technically make it work.
Basic Privacy Internet privacy advocates object to cookies for a wide variety of reasons. First among them, succinctly put by Viktor Mayer-Schonberger is that "the cookie is stored in the user's computer without her consent or knowledge" ( Mayer-Schonberger ).
Internet Privacy : The Cookie Controversy
Businesses urged to prepare for EU cookie laws | IT PRO
The legislation will come into force on 25 May 2011 and will require UK firms to get consent if they want to place cookies onto users' computers.Bittersweet cookies. Some security and privacy considerations — ENISA
In this paper, we identify and briefly analyse some of the most common types of cookies in terms of security vulnerabilities and privacy concerns. The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the security and privacy concerns generated by the use of cookies, without exhaustively identifying all of them; it is intended to serve as a starting point for further analysis by different communities.
Websites face restrictions on how they watch what their users do.
BBC News - New net rules set to make cookies crumble
BBC News - Governments 'not ready' for new European privacy law
Cookies are used by websites to save user preferences between visits. European rules aimed at giving consumers more control over how their web browsing is tracked will not be enforced come May, experts have said.
As if European startups weren’t already at a notional disadvantage in addressing smaller markets, having access to less venture capital and being geographically spread out, a new EU-wide law proposes to hobble its innovation companies by slapping big privacy warning signs all over their sites. From 25 May, new European laws will dictate that “explicit consent” must be gathered from web users who are being tracked via cookies.
Stupid EU cookie law will hand the advantage to the US, kill our startups stone dead
Why the Cookie Monster Won’t Kill European Startups: Tech News and Analysis «
Europe’s technology scene is awash with fear and loathing today, after entrepreneurs finally realized new rules regulating online privacy could affect their businesses.
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