New net rules set to make cookies crumble

[Ice Tea]

New net rules set to make cookies crumble

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12668552

"How websites track visitors and tailor ads to their behaviour is about to undergo a big shake-up.

From 25 May, European laws dictate that "explicit consent" must be gathered from web users who are being tracked via text files called "cookies"."

[andyn]

Yeah heard about this, going to be a bit of a pain for those of us who don't use cookies for targeted marketing etc (which is what the act is really aimed at) and just use them for session persistence. Ultimately it's going to mean either one-time popups asking permission to store cookies, or alternatively the return of ugly URLs with session tokens passed with every link.

[Ice Tea]

As soon as everybody gets fedup with being blackmailed into "you can't view this site without a cookie" then i dare say people just choose auto expect all cookies so your no further forward than before. :rolleyes:

[Spaceboy]

As soon as everybody gets fedup with being blackmailed into "you can't view this site without a cookie" then i dare say people just choose auto expect all cookies so your no further forward than before. :rolleyes:

Absolutely mate... Most sites will just stop you being able to view until you accept the cookies - so I know where my viewing will go ;)

[alexnifty]

I would have thought opting out of cookies would be a more logical approach. This is just draconian.

[iGoD ReLeNtLeS]

tbh i really couldn't give a damn about adverts :) The last thing i visit a website for is to view the adverts :clap

[Ice Tea]

" Incoming cookie rules won't be enforced "

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/08/uk_gov_misses_regulation_deadline_on_eu_cookies_la ws/


*update*

Govt working on 'browser-based' solution for new cookie law

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/09/govt_working_on_browser_solution_for_new_cookie_la w/



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[Ice Tea]

Government lays out cookie plans - that it won't enforce

15 Apr 2011

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/366820/government-lays-out-cookie-plans-that-it-wont-enforce

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[Gunslinger]

It's about time the hacking world put their minds to this one... i've seen "unblacklist tools" that have the ablity to wipe out a freshly populated blacklist file in the split second an AV or Firewall leaves the file unprotected after updating it.... it's about time we could delete/purge cookies in a similar time frame after they have been accepted, and also block them from being read, thus negotiating the inital blackmailing to view a web page issue

[Ice Tea]

Can you imagine the dilemma for alot on here if they are asked to accept a tracking cookie before they can view Coffey. :D

[Burn-IT]

The government won't do anything because THEY want to track everyone's usage so they will let marketeers do it and take the hassle and THEN force a law to allow them unrestricted access to ALL your cookies.
I manually remove all unwanted cookies every couple of days.
It could be easy for government to turn round and say tracking is now illegal AND put measures in place to enforce (or at least retrospectively enforce) it.

But of course tracking is for our own good isn't it??:confused:

[doctorfonz]

The government won't do anything because THEY want to track everyone's usage so they will let marketeers do it and take the hassle and THEN force a law to allow them unrestricted access to ALL your cookies.
I manually remove all unwanted cookies every couple of days.
It could be easy for government to turn round and say tracking is now illegal AND put measures in place to enforce (or at least retrospectively enforce) it.

But of course tracking is for our own good isn't it??:confused:

Sounds likely of most governments, yup

[Gunslinger]

my browser is supposed to remove all such things and chace files and temp files on closing, however the amount of crap i see left over in opera folders in particular ones in the c drive docs&settings folders makes me seriously doubt it, i also will not be allowing opera standard install paths when i fit my SSD, no way that is getting to play havoc in that folder lol

the other one i use is iron portable in incognito mode, now that one is quite good

[Ice Tea]

*update*

Cookie law deferred for one year

25 May 2011 Last updated at 13:20

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13541250

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