11/10/12
European commissioner Neelie Kroes has accused members of the online industry of watering down a standard designed to protect consumers' privacy on the web.
European commissioner Neelie Kroes has accused members of the online industry of watering down a standard designed to protect consumers' privacy on the web.
- Websites are under pressure to allow consumers much greater control over how they are tracked online.
- Much online tracking happens via cookies, small files that are used to recognise consumers when they revisit a site and to track activity across the web.
- European laws that define how cookies are used came into force on 26 May. It requires websites to explain what cookies are and to get users' permission before using them.
- In the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently said that it would launch a crackdown on those not complying.
This shows the negatives of the internet and that their is still concerns of privacy and tracking , it lays the question on wheter we really are protected or safe .
Regardless of EU laws there still is the ability to track down people using cookies.
Regardless of EU laws there still is the ability to track down people using cookies.
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