Thousands of websites in breach of new cookie law

Posted by caitlyn on May 30, 2012 9:14 AM EDT
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Thousands of UK websites are now in breach of a law that dictates what they can log about visitors.

European laws that define what details sites can record in text files called cookies came into force on 26 May.

Cookies are widely used to customise what repeat visitors see on a site and by advertisers to track users online.

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