Garrard

We are doing a cookie audit for our sites and will at least be updating our
Privacy notice. I notice some sites are now using a voluntary visitor
consent mechanism where data is being gathered by Google Analytics
'tracking' cookies - the ICO for example.  According the letter of the new
law, all sites using Ganalytics in this way will be obliged to do the same
after May 26th.  So we are preparing for this too.

My feeling is that browser developers could create a feature in their
standard release that identifies data-gathering cookies for visitors and
gives an interface similar to 'popups' banner, allowing visitors to manage
cookies and consents on these sites.  Either way our Ganalytics user sample
will be reduced to those that choose to use the consent mechanism.

Regards

JW


On 11/05/2012 14:10, "Gerrard Shaw" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> We've just had a reminder notice from our web hosts regarding the end of the
> lead-in period for the ICO \ EU regulations regarding consent for use of
> cookies.
> 
> This in particular could \ will affect Google Analytics and similar statistics
> tracking cookies (although I believe not Moodle as that's seen as a
> user-initiated action and essential to the operation of the site).
> 
> Just wondering what steps you've taken on your sites, particularly around
> Analytics as Google don't appear to have added a consent feature to it at
> present? The whole thing seems rather pointless but would prefer to be on the
> safe side if possible!
> 
> Sounds like it might be OK to carry on with just a message \ policy page based
> on what's written here?
> http://blog.silktide.com/2012/02/cookie-law-analytics-are-illegal-but-we-wont-
> prosecute-you-probably/
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gerrard Shaw
> Senior IT Officer
> Redbridge Institute of Adult Education
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