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mapleoin on April 20, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Web Analytics Illegal in UK after 26 May? Crazy

I think the assumption is that you don't do any tracking by default and then the first cookie you set is to allow you to set other cookies in the future.

The ICO would have website owners pop up a box to new users asking them to give consent to using cookies.

wardenclyffe on April 20, 2012 [–]

The ICO would have website owners pop up a box to new users asking them to give consent to using cookies.

Which if they refuse has to create a cookie so that their selection is remembered.

(Edited for clarity)

mapleoin on April 20, 2012 | [–]

Hah, ok. I got it now. That's funny.

wardenclyffe on April 20, 2012 | | [–]

I know, it's inspired.

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