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Clarification on Cookie Law

All posts in Guides, 2 min read, 6th February 2013

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has recently clarified the idea of implied consent by posting an update to how they meet the Cookie Law on their own website. Find out more in the update from our Technical Director Simon Jones.

Simon R Jones
Simon R Jones

EU Cookie Law – Keep Calm and Carry on

All posts in Research and Opinion, 2 min read, 27th May 2012

Barely a day before the new EU Cookie law came into force in the UK the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has backtracked on previous advice which stated UK website owners have to gain consent from users before cookies are set on their website. 

Simon R Jones
Simon R Jones

Taking Care over Cookies

All posts in Guides, 6 min read, 11th May 2012

On May 26th 2012 the EU Cookie Law comes into force, requiring that all European-based organisations inform their users of cookies used on their websites and in some circumstances gain consent before doing so. However, the exact interpretation of how this is achieved is in much debate.

Simon R Jones
Simon R Jones