Continuing our look at the recent update on EU cookie legislation at the Society for Computers and Law, we now turn to the wider international legal context. Richard Cumbley from Linklaters, whose specialist areas include advising large multinationals and nationals on complex information management and data privacy issues, gave us an overview. The title of …
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Cookies, privacy and EU legislation – ICO update
The SCL (Society for Computers and Law) held an update session on cookies this week. It’s coming up to two years since the introduction of the amended EU Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive, and one year since the end of the grace period for UK compliance with EU cookie legislation. So it’s the perfect time …
Global Accessibility Awareness Day
From Bangalore to Brisbane, from Washington to Warsaw: Global Accessibility
Awareness Day is certainly living up to its name, with gatherings planned for today right across the globe, together with a whole host of virtual events.
Cookies given “low consumer threat rating”
Consumers aren’t worried about cookies – they’d rather have tidy inboxes instead. At least, that’s what the latest update from the Information Commissioner’s Office seems to suggest. In its December 2012 activity report, the ICO gave cookies a low consumer-threat rating, noting that during the last six months of 2012 it received a mere 550 …
Enterprise Website Design & Maintenance: 10 Common Errors
eWeek has just published our list of 10 common website errors, covering the things web managers often overlook. And, while many of them may seem rudimentary, they can have a big impact on the success of your site. For example, issues such as missing heading tags, inadequate metadata or broken links could be undermining your …
