Cookie regulation: a collection of useful reading

By Ryan on 09 February 12 | Tags: Analytics,Opinion

We've collected together some of the most recent and interesting views on the upcoming cookie regulation implications.

We'll update them as we come across them. Let us know of any others that you think we should add....

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) 

• Half term report - 13th December 2011: www.ico.gov.uk/news/latestnews
• Updated “guidance for UK website owners” – 13th December 2011: www.ico.gov.uk

Equi=Media 

• Our view on how to conduct a cookie audit - 27th May 2011: www.equimedia.co.uk/how-to-do-a-cookie-audit
• Our latest summary of what you need to do to comply - 11th January 2012: www.equimedia.co.uk/finding-a-solution-to-cookie-consent-and-the-e-privacy-directive

Monetate.com

• TagMan summarising 7 steps towards compliance - 8th February 2012: www.monetate.com

Searchengineland.com

• SEL blog article that stresses that you must do something - 7th February 2012: www.searchengineland.com

Eduardo Usturan @ Field Fisher Waterhouse 

• Legal View that suggests implied consent should be adequate -18th December 2011:  www.privacylawblog.ffw.com 

BBC Cookie page

• The updated cookie page on the bbc.co.uk website: www.bbc.co.uk

Guardian Cookie page

• The updated cookie page on the guardian.co.uk website: www.guardian.co.uk

[NB. I am not a legal expert. The opinions expresssed above are either my personal take on this situation or the views of the author on the referenced website. Each website owner will need to make their own decisions on what is required in order for them to be compliant…..but hopefully this list of information helps].

Posted by: Ryan

Ryan is the Technical Ops Director at Equi=Media. He is responsible for delivering effective digital technology solutions for Clients. In his spare time he is kept on his toes by his two young daughters.