Oh, good link. I've been toying with not explicitly asking for consent, but prominently displaying the fact that data gathering is taking place with an icon, a

Oh, good link. I've been toying with not explicitly asking for consent, but prominently displaying the fact that data gathering is taking place with an icon, along the lines of the cookie monster eating tracking data. Clicking on the icon pops up a control that explains what tracking I'm doing, the usability consequences of switching off tracking, and gives an off switch for tracking. The off switch is implemented by another cookie, but since this cookie isn't tracked (i.e., I don't store any data about the cookie on my machine), it isn't covered by the privacy law. This seems in keeping with the spirit of the guidance on p8 of the FCO report: http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations/privacy_and_electronic_communications/~/media/documents/library/Privacy_and_electronic/Practical_application/advice_on_the_new_cookies_regulations.pdf http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations/privacy_and_electron...