The strange world of the EU Cookie Law Matt Steel Online Service Delivery Manager WSCC – Capita Partnership
Jul 09, 2015
The strangeworld of the EUCookie LawMatt SteelOnline ServiceDelivery ManagerWSCC – Capita Partnership
What are cookies
The official explanation: "Cookies are a general mechanism which server side connections (such as CGI scripts) can use to both store and retrieve information on the client side of the connection. The addition of a simple, persistent, client-side state significantly extends the capabilities of Web-based client/server applications.
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What is a cookie in alanguage I understand?
A cookie is information that a website puts on your hard disk so that it can remember something about you at a later time.
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11th October 2012
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"Nobody in Europe should want to see DNT [do not track] standardisation stall or fail, it's in no one's interest. The cookie consent rules will be enforced and providers will have to comply. Nobody wants users who can't trust the web; nobody wants expensive ad-hoc solutions; nobody wants to be sued for illegal tracking." Neelie Kroes,
Vice-President of the European Commission