Freid001 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Ok I have read on the BBC webs site about a new cookie law in the UK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18206810 My website uses sessions to check if the user is logged and other website stuff. I think sessions uses cookies (But I might be wrong?). My website does not gather data about my users it. So does this law apply to websites that use sessions or is it just a new law to stop websites from gathering information about what pages people are viewing? If the new law does apply to php sessions does this mean that I will need to inform the users on the registration form about the php sessions/cookies? Thanks For any help. PS (Admin): I don't know where to post this so if it is in the wrong place sorry. Could you move it to the correct place thanks Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/263233-uk-cookie-law-set-to-come-into-force/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 The session cookie is the only cookie you don't need to give notice about. Any additional cookies (Google Analytics or equivalent tracking included), you must display a notice for. I've started to see more and more sites doing this now, and it looks like the most common approach is to display a kind of inline pop-up at the top of the page with a quick explanation and an accept button. Larger sites also sometimes have a link to a more detailed explanation of each cookie used, and/or a more detailed explanation of cookies. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/263233-uk-cookie-law-set-to-come-into-force/#findComment-1349134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootstah Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I think as long as the cookies must be there in order for the site to function, you are okay. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/263233-uk-cookie-law-set-to-come-into-force/#findComment-1349205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-H Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I think everyone should ignore it, on the premise that politicians, who've probably never even seen a line of code in their life, never mind written one, and think that a cookie is: "A small sweet cake, typically round, flat, and crisp." shouldn't be passing law's about such things. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/263233-uk-cookie-law-set-to-come-into-force/#findComment-1349358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Yeah, this is a case of lawmakers sticking their noses where they don't belong without consulting the proper experts. I still have yet to understand what people complain about with cookies. "Oh noes, sites track me so I get more relevant ads! Nooooo!" Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/263233-uk-cookie-law-set-to-come-into-force/#findComment-1349370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootstah Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I still have yet to understand what people complain about with cookies. "Oh noes, sites track me so I get more relevant ads! Nooooo!" I use the Ghostery addon for Firefox to block a ton of tracking cookies. I can't really come up with a good argument as to why I use it. I saw it while browsing for neat addons and thought "hey, why not". Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/263233-uk-cookie-law-set-to-come-into-force/#findComment-1349383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderwell Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 i will make my sites comply when the government bother to do the same to all of theirs Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/263233-uk-cookie-law-set-to-come-into-force/#findComment-1349492 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drongo_III Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I wouldn't worry too much mate. As above, if your cookie is absolutely necessary to the working of your site (like session cookies to login etc) then you don't need to seek approval. Things like Google Analytics etc. present a much more grey area but seeking approval for this type of cookie is totally impractical and ICO have said themselves that these types of cookies would very low down the list of priority infringments. If you run like a government website, or you capture info that is going to be used to advertise cross-site then you definitely need to declare and seek approval. Otherwise it's pretty much a case of watch, wait and see how things go. Currently very few sites seek approval. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/263233-uk-cookie-law-set-to-come-into-force/#findComment-1353013 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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