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ICO gives verdict on implementation of new cookies rules: websites must do better

23 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s data protection regulator - has given a damming report on websites’ implementation of new cookies laws, under which website users must receive clear...

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ENISA expresses concern over loss of Internet user control

18 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), an agency of the European Union, has published a report on the storage of personal data by social networks in order to provide a personalised...

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W3C developments as to how web-surfers can protect their data

18 November 2011 | Mark Weston

Changes to the law in relation to cookies have resulted in an increasingly intense spotlight on the use of cookies by website operators. The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment)...

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Article 29 Working Party gives concerning definition of consent

3 August 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Article 29 Working Party – a European Union data protection advisory body consisting of national data protection regulators – has issued concerning an opinion as to its interpretation on the definition...

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Amazon ‘one-click’ not granted patent

21 July 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Patent Office (EPO) has upheld a decision of the EPO’s Examining Division that Amazon’s ‘one-click’ system for purchasing a product on its website, whereby customers can pay for a...

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Cookie law gives ICO food for thought

3 July 2011 | Mark Weston

The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (the Regulations) came into force on 26 May 2011, and there has been confusion in many quarters as to how exactly to...

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Now LinkedIn the latest high profile site accused of having security flaws for user details

3 June 2011 | Mark Weston

LinkedIn has security flaws that enable hackers to access users’ profiles without needing passwords, Rishi Narang, a security consultant, has claimed. Narang said that the vulnerability results from...

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NEWSFLASH: New law comes into force requiring user consent when using cookies (updated 26 May)

23 May 2011 | Paul Gershlick

A new law (the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011) comes into force on 26 May requiring website operators to obtain consent of their users when placing cookies...

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Cookie recipe finally decided on

5 May 2011 | Mark Weston

The Government has published its plans as to how European Union laws on electronic communications will be implemented in the UK. The EU Directives must be implemented by the Government by 25 May 2011....

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Is this the way the cookies crumble? EU law ambiguity causes concern

30 November 2010 | Simon Weinberg

In 2009 the European Union (EU) passed a new law called the Citizens Rights Directive for Internet tracking files such as cookies, under which the businesses placing those cookies had to obtain a consumer’s...

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Latest news and views tagged cookies

ICO gives verdict on implementation of new cookies rules: websites must do better

ENISA expresses concern over loss of Internet user control

W3C developments as to how web-surfers can protect their data

Article 29 Working Party gives concerning definition of consent

Amazon ‘one-click’ not granted patent

Cookie law gives ICO food for thought

Now LinkedIn the latest high profile site accused of having security flaws for user details

NEWSFLASH: New law comes into force requiring user consent when using cookies (updated 26 May)

Cookie recipe finally decided on

Is this the way the cookies crumble? EU law ambiguity causes concern

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