ICO: no fines for breaking cookie rules (EU)

Re:ICO: no fines for breaking cookie rules (EU) by rubynerd on Friday May 18, 2012 @10:48AM (#3992118)

Excellent, a grey-area with no way to tell if you're over it

Are session cookies OK are under this law?

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Re:ICO: no fines for breaking cookie rules (EU) by almsgiver on Friday May 18, 2012 @11:27AM (#3992335)

Yes, session cookies are excepted under Reg 6(4)(b). Most other cookies are capable of implicit consent.

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Re:ICO: no fines for breaking cookie rules (EU) by dave1010uk on Friday May 18, 2012 @12:42PM (#3992764)

My understanding is that it depends what you are using them for. Keeping items in a shopping cart is fine, remembering a name in a comment form is not (strictly).

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