FC: Details on European Union directive to regulate cookies

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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"European Parliament plans vote Nov. 13 to ban cookies"
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Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 12:29:07 +0000
From: John Clements <johnjc () attglobal net>
To: declan () well com
Subject: Re: FC: European Parliament plans vote Nov. 13 to ban cookies

Hi Declan,

The European Union now has a draft directive on data protection which sets
out a much more sensible position on cookies than some - including me - had
thought they might do.

"Where such devices, for
instance so-called cookies, are intended for a legitimate purpose, such as
to facilitate the
provision of information society services, their use should be allowed on
condition that clear
and precise prior information about the purposes of cookies or similar
devices is provided by
the operator of a website sending such devices or allowing third parties to
send them via his
website."

Go to
http://www.publicinfo.net/pic.php?allvars=060216028482000000202001-12-051
and, in the full-text pane, click on 'text of common position'. The above
quote is from numbered section 25. (It's a PDF)


Regards, John Clements




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