Websites are breaking the cookie law, says watchdog
Friday 03 August 2012
Many of the most popular websites in the Netherlands are not operating within the new cookie law introduced in January, communications watchdog Opta said on Friday.
Cookies are text files used to track website visitors' behaviour.
The new law says websites must inform visitors of their cookie policy and ask permission to use the tracking device. However, just six of the 25 most visited sites provide information and only one asks permission, says Opta.
Opta did not say which websites it looked at.
The internet sector says being asked on every site to give permission for the use of cookies is not user-friendly, according to the Nos website.
The makers of browsers such as Firefox and Chrome are developing a system whereby the user is asked for permission just once on the browser.
Do you mind having cookies on websites? Let us know on the comment form below.
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The problem in the UK is that sites do indeed ask you for permission to use cookies. If you refust though, they "throw" you off the site, so to see the site you have to agree. Surely this is against EU regulations !.
By Karl H | 3 August 2012 4:16 PMI don't mind most website's cookies. What I do mind it is their advertisers 'third party' cookies.
By wilber | 3 August 2012 6:45 PMCookies are good, and the only thing cookies can do is let the same website know what happened before, and not what other websites placed there (as far as I know, please correct if I'm mistaken). Therefore, I don't thing cookies will be a danger to anybody. And yes, asking for permission every time isn't so user friendly.
By Tom | 3 August 2012 9:06 PMOf course I don't want people/engines/bots following me..IT'S CALLED STALKING. They should punish companies/websites doing this.
By Arre you outofurmind | 4 August 2012 3:10 PMThis whole dam cookie business is a slap in the face for me. I dont think its anyones business where I go or which sites I visited on the computers I own and I paid for with my own money!! If the government-any governement wanted to protect the consumer, then it would make those companies that is behind the cookies stop now or be fined 5000 Euros each time they attached a cookie to anyones computers.
By Howard de Barfield | 5 August 2012 3:33 PMMay I recommend the Firefox addon "Ghostery" to all of you? It hides everything :) And get NoScript and AdBlock while you're at it.
By Stupid | 5 August 2012 9:17 PMCookies are necessary for things like shopping carts and the ability to login, and for things like google analytics to help websites see who is coming to the website (anonymously) with what browser to they can diagnose any bugs, such as problems with internet explorer. The problems lies with websites that use other third party cookies, and I have no idea what they are doing with that data and how specific it is.
By Wed Designer | 6 August 2012 7:32 AM