I think http://youtu.be/LS75NtlH3gI applies, don't you?
On 20 Mar 2012, at 09:11, Tony Crockford wrote:
> On 20 Mar 2012, at 08:37, Tim Trent wrote:
>> The linked advice seems to have been written by Sir Humphrey Appleby :)
>>
>> It makes a good read. It implied that use of (eg) Google Analytics will be ignored. But we must remember that it is not the law, and that the ICO is a prosecution authority in its own right.
>>
>> Is it likely that one can be prosecuted for adhering to that advice? No. Is it possible? Yes.
>
> I'm reading this:
> The ICO guidance supports this view as it states “...it is highly unlikely that priority for any formal
> action would be given to focusing on uses of cookies where there is a low level of intrusiveness
> and risk of harm to individuals. Provided clear information is given about their activities
> we are unlikely to prioritise first-party cookies used only for analytical purposes in any
> consideration of regulatory action”
>
> and thinking that if full disclosure is available and a statement to the effect that continuing to use the website indicates your consent to our use of these cookies... might be enough to satisfy.
>
> Of course you can add a cookie to the users machine to indicate that they don't want any tracking, and then you could exclude them from the site on that basis.
>
> :)
>
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