Over on the BBC Online Technology section, there's an interesting piece this morning regarding new EU laws which will, from May 25th, demand that websites who use 'cookies' in order to track user behaviour and target advertising to them will have to obtain "explicit consent" before placing them on their computers. The new approach has been mandated by the European e-Privacy Directive which will come into force in May which "demands that users be fully informed about the information being stored in cookies and told why they see particular adverts". Big Brother Watch have long argued that such moves should...
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