As someone who does have concerns about cookies and is aquainted with some people who are paranoid about cookies, I must say that most of the responses to the law while meeting the letter of the law have not been any more useful than doing nothing.
The only good response I have come across is Kwikfit.co.uk
This divides their cookies into:
Strictly necessary - To use our booking engines or locate a service centre
Functional - To remember selected choices
Performance - To collect information on your website visit or activity [this would include Google Analytics]
Targeting - To view specific offers and adverts [the type people are most likely to have issues with]
It allows you to select which of these you want to allow.
It is clear, gives the user real choice (unlike the many versions which boil down to "accept the fact the we use cookies or go away"). There is no need to go away and read a long cookie/privacy policy (although they give you that option).
Trevor Reynolds
Collections Registrar, English Heritage
tel: +44 (0) 1904 601905. 37 Tanner Row, York, YO1 6WP
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From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mia
Sent: 07 September 2012 10:30
To: REYNOLDS, Trevor
Subject: 'Dear ICO, sue us'
This has been doing the rounds on twitter, and given that cookies is the zombie topic that won't die, I thought MCGers might be interested in the stance taken on this site: http://nocookielaw.com/
Cheers, Mia
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