[ NNSquad ] At last minute, UK Info Commissioner changes interpretation of new cookie rules

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

At last minute, UK Info Commissioner changes interpretation of new cookie rules

http://j.mp/LrizDh  (Information Commissioner UK)

    "Implied consent is [now] a valid form of consent and can be used in the
     context of compliance with the revised rules on cookies."

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At the last minute, the UK info commissioner says that "implied"
consent on Web site cookie usage is sufficient, but this is still an
incredible, awful, insane mess. Demonizing cookies never made sense,
and has created vast new confusion, not made things easier for
consumers.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org 
Founder:
 - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com 
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren / Twitter: http://vortex.com/t-lauren 
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
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