It seems like there are some good guys in Europe looking after us on privacy. It's a pity that they seem to be in the minority, though. Still, this is good news.

Now that someone whose voice is being heard has made the remarkable discovery about IP addresses being used to link personal data, I hope that they start to look at cookies and how they personalise the data collected.

The only reason cookies are used is to personalise the visitor to the website, so why is it so difficult to have a cookie classed as personal data under the law? Or, are all those marketing companies lying when they sell their tracking systems which enable so many sites to personalise the content presented to visitors based on earlier activity and choices.

Just read the programming chapter on cookies to discover how personal they are.

...in the coffin of Phorm, I wonder?

If it's not the EU speaking sense and protecting us, then it's the (unelected) House of Lords.

What is the world coming to? (and whatever happened to Government electoral accountability?)

"What is the world coming to? (and whatever happened to Government electoral accountability?)"

I think we find out next spring don't we?

Hope everyone here is registered and itching to vote.

Paris : She knows what to do when an election comes up.