Online Privacy News and Views
W3C Do Not Track Draft Standard and the Cookie Law
Do Not Track (DNT) is a browser based mechanism designed to enable a web user to communicate their privacy wishes to a website, with the idea that the website will then be able to respond in a way that respects that wish.
The Future of Data Protection
The European Commission is due to publish a proposal in January 2012 which will outline plans for new legislation to replace the current raft of data protection rules across the EU.
Cookie Consent Toolkit Sneak Preview
We are releasing these images of the cookie consent toolkit manager today. They show the interface that website managers will use to set up their cookie consent request messages.
French Authority CNIL Releases Cookie Compliance Guidance
France’s data protection authority, CNIL has recently released guidance for complying with the French implementation of the cookie law.
Can the Cookie Law Build a Better Web?
If you read a random selection of blogs, articles and opinions on the cookie law, the view that you are most likely to come across can be broadly stated as: This is a bad law that will break the web, destroy valued services and reduce many companies to dust.
Browsers to the Rescue?
One of the areas of the new cookie law that has been most confusing for many people is the role, or potential role, of browsers in the consent process.
Cookie Workshop in November
We will be taking part in a workshop on November 8th dedicated to the new cookie law, organised by law firm Bird & Bird.
Views from the UK Information Commissioner
I attended a seminar in Whitehall this morning on the subject of digital marketing. It was organised under the banner of the Westminster eForum – a platform aiming to provide opportunities for government bodies and policy makers to engage with private industry and other stakeholders.
Cookie Law vs Patriot Act
I have recently been reading a series of articles about the implications of the USA Patriot Act for data protection in the EU. These have led me to consider, in my more paranoid moments, whether the Cookie Law was in fact written as a direct response to the potential impact of the US law on the data privacy of EU citizens.
No Cookies for Me Thanks
What are you going to do when visitors don’t give their consent? This question is probably one of the biggest elephants in the cookie law room that no one wants to talk about, but in many respects it is the most important element of any cookie law compliance strategy.
