engine - 12:30 pm on Jan 31, 2013 (gmt 0)

This is just another stage in the farce of the cookielaw.

I hope that the lawmakers will finally realise thay should not be dabbling in areas they know nothing about.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said that anyone who visits its website from "the end of January" will receive cookies. It said individuals will be given "clear, detailed information" about what cookies have been set and will also be given access to an "easy way to remove them" if they do not want them set on their machines or devices. The ICO said its change in policy was "consistent" with guidance it has issued on obtaining "implied consent" to cookies. It said the purpose of its change in policy was to enable it to "collect reliable information to make our website better".UK's ICO Changes Cookie Law Policy To Implied Consent [out-law.com]

From a usability point of view, it's now gotten to the stage of being annoying visiting a site to have a stupid pop-up.

Earlier story
FOI Request Highlights UK Cookie Law Enforcement Problems
[webmasterworld.com]