Submission + - New net rules set to make cookies crumble (bbc.co.uk) 1
NickstaDB writes: "From 25 May, European laws dictate that "explicit consent" must be gathered from web users who are being tracked via text files called "cookies"."
Good first steps (Score:2)
"Specifically excluded by the directive are cookies that log what people have put in online shopping baskets. "
I found that part to be rather stupid though. Its very easy to get around, of course the server will be keeping a log of what people bought from them. And that's not really a cookie per se.