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"Specifically excluded by the directive are cookies that log what people have put in online shopping baskets." I am speechless beyond words about this total la

by Tichy 16y ago

"Specifically excluded by the directive are cookies that log what people have put in online shopping baskets." I am speechless beyond words about this total lack of imagination. So the only ebusinesses endorsed by the government are shopping sites? Thinking about it, this will probably just strenghten Facebook. Facebook will hide a "consent checkbox" somewhere in their intractable pricavy settings. Then all sites that use Facebook authentication are good to go. I suppose Facebook might even be able to provide some sort of server side cookie service. Perhaps it could be a JavaScript from Facebook that reads the Facebook cookie from Facebook and sends a hash value to the server. The server can then ask Facebook for the identity. Or something like that.

deadbadger 16y ago
If you check out the relevant paragraph of the Directive itself (quoted below) you'll see that's just the BBC's rather odd interpretation. The Directive doesn't mention shopping cart cookies at all, but rather carves out an area of potential exemptions for information that is essential to the service the user is accessing. The BBC's technology reporting veers wildly between the patronising, the embarrassing, and the just plain wrong. I think this is a stab at the former.
code_duck 16y ago
I heard that some people also use Google, Yahoo, MS Live and other services besides Facebook.
- Tichy 16y ago
  Not for logging in, though. And in the future more and more sites could turn to Facebook as their single login solution, because they solve the tracking consent problem.
  - code_duck 16y ago
    Facebook is popular for that, but personally I use Twitter, Google and Yahoo (via their openid services) for login to several sites, including this one. Facebook has by no means won the contest to provide a 'single login'. I don't think anybody is going to. Facebook is my last choice for signing into a site, as they give the site access to more data then is needed.

by Tichy 16y ago

deadbadger 16y ago

If you check out the relevant paragraph of the Directive itself (quoted below) you'll see that's just the BBC's rather odd interpretation. The Directive doesn't mention shopping cart cookies at all, but rather carves out an area of potential exemptions for information that is essential to the service the user is accessing. The BBC's technology reporting veers wildly between the patronising, the embarrassing, and the just plain wrong. I think this is a stab at the former.

code_duck 16y ago

I heard that some people also use Google, Yahoo, MS Live and other services besides Facebook.

Tichy 16y ago
Not for logging in, though. And in the future more and more sites could turn to Facebook as their single login solution, because they solve the tracking consent problem.
- code_duck 16y ago
  Facebook is popular for that, but personally I use Twitter, Google and Yahoo (via their openid services) for login to several sites, including this one. Facebook has by no means won the contest to provide a 'single login'. I don't think anybody is going to. Facebook is my last choice for signing into a site, as they give the site access to more data then is needed.