- From: Ben Laurie <ben@gonzo.ben.algroup.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 20:27:25 +0000 (GMT)
- To: "Phillip M. Hallam-Baker" <hallam@ai.mit.edu>
- Cc: madere@dejanews.com, http-wg@cuckoo.hpl.hp.com
Phillip M. Hallam-Baker wrote: > I'll just point out that Microsoft voluntarily entered into an agreement to > abide by the terms of the European data privacy laws. I don't believe that > cookies meet those laws. If you are referring to the laws implemented by the Data Protection Act (DPA) in the UK, then I'd be surprised. The requirements of this law, in my limited understanding, are that, if one keeps "personal data" on a computer, then one must register with the Data Protection Registrar, and be prepared to reveal, on payment of a fee, the contents of the relevant entry of that database to an individual. I don't see that this has any impact on cookies (beyond requiring the collector of data to do things). I'm not aware of any other relevant legislation, current or forthcoming, in the UK, and, although I am not qualified to give an opinion, I do have good reason to be aware of such issues. Cheers, Ben. -- Ben Laurie Phone: +44 (181) 994 6435 Email: ben@algroup.co.uk Freelance Consultant and Fax: +44 (181) 994 6472 Technical Director URL: http://www.algroup.co.uk/Apache-SSL A.L. Digital Ltd, Apache Group member (http://www.apache.org) London, England. Apache-SSL author
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