The European Union has legislated that every single website inside the EU has to have a popup where visitors have to accept the use of cookies. I use WP Cookie banner and it works alright. Maybe you have another suggestion? I appreciate your response
Stupid rule. Seriously. I wonder how many millions it cost to put that in place. I use the "EU Cookie Law Complience [sic] Message" plugin myself, works fine unless you try to work in conjunction with something like Super Popup for an intro message.
I totally agree - it's EU's way to make public spam on every website. Thanks for your choice of cookie-plugin
Hi Matt_62. That would mean that my website should be .us or similar. As soon as you use a domain-name which is in the EU you have to oblige to this cookie-rule. I know it's stupid but nevertheless it's the truth :-(
The domain name is irrelevant to where you are hosted. Actually, the directive states that all websites owned in the EU or targeted towards EU citizens, are now expected to comply with the law. Domain extension doesn't matter, nor does where it's hosted - if you're living in the EU or you build a site with EU citizens in mind (presumably among others), then you have to comply. But it really is the most incredibly stupid piddling little law, especially when there are far greater threats to personal privacy. To me, it's just another "straight banana" waste of time and money, a law created by idiots who don't know enough about IT to actually do anything useful.
Hi TIEro. Thanks for precisioning the law That just makes it even more stupid - but nonetheless - we have to oblige the law. Therefor - anyone - if you have any experience with a good cookie-plugin - let us know
I wonder how are they gonna decide that - I've built my site with English-speaking Chinese gals in mind, I don't why all these Europeans visit it so often And yeah, people, please share your experiences with the plugin. They say in Russia they've recently got even more crazy, forcing all big bloggers to register as official media and validate their posts with KGB.
You don't have to have a pop-up necessarily, but you do need to inform visitors - and make sure you are telling them about the cookies you use, and give them a chance to opt-out. Bascially if you are a business in the UK - you are subject to the UK version of the law, if you are in France, there is a similar French law. This is a best-of-breed solution: http://www.cookielaw.org/optanon-eprivacy/
PS There may well be greater threats to privacy - but this is something that people can do something about. Its not perfect by any means - but websites collecting data by deception (which is what is happening a lot) is not a good business model.
But this isn't a solution: it's an extra hassle for the legitimate people. Anyone collecting by deception will go on doing it, regardless of an annoying new law. They should have concentrated on penalties for misuse of information, rather than forcing law-abiding people to do yet another dumb thing at their own expense in time and effort.
If legitimate businesses are clear and transparent (which is what the law is about promoting) then there are fewer places for the bad guys to hide. There are penalties for mis-use and these are handed out regularly. Being a good citizen is often harder than being a criminal - but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try. The web has grown in many ways into a surveillance state in recent years - with data poring into the hands of multinationals - many that people have never heard of. Do you not think that people should have some degree of control?
Yes, of course. But the right people should pay for it. It's like spam: it costs honest people money, not the bad guys. I just feel that the wrong people are making the laws - they should be worked on by professionals who have a clue about IT, rather than politicians who just found out that "cookie" didn't mean they'd be getting a glass of milk as well. Why have a law that says the honest people have to do something that costs them time and effort when there are penalties for people misusing? Just apply the penalties and leave the honest folks alone. Simplistic, yes, but you see what I mean.