Disclaimer: This blog post is in no way intended to serve as legal advice but merely an informative run-down of some of the main elements of the 'EU Cookie Law'.
So what is the EU Cookie Law all about?
In 2009 a European Directive – 2002/58/EC – concerned with the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector was updated with Directive 2009/136/EC. This included a change to Article 5(3) of the E-Privacy Directive requiring consent for storage or access to information stored on a subscriber or users terminal equipment – i.e. a requirement to obtain consent for cookies and similar information recording technologies.
With over 40 successful Umbraco implementations under our belt and now with recently certified Umbraco developers on our team, we finally achieved the status of a Certified Umbraco CMS Parter including the new Umbraco v5.
The buzz going on at the moment is all about how the US Government is attempting to control internet piracy. A new bill called SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) which has been put before the US House of Representatives, has sparked a fierce battle between the creative industries and the free speech lobbyists.
If passed in its present form this bill would affect sites like Google, PayPal, YouTube and even Facebook. Thanks to an infographic by Lumin Consulting, we can see exactly what is being proposed... [View the infographic in this blog post]
Last week we were asked by a client of ours (Shipowners Club - www.shipownersclub.com) to provide them with website functionality to allow website visitors to download a vCard from each members profile / bio.
Whose ICANN and what did they say 'Yes' to may be what you are asking right now? So let us fill you in... In a nutshell, the 'Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (or ICANN for short) is the organization that says what domain extensions are acceptable on the internet today. Back in 2004 they took a controversial step by approving .xxx domain names, and in doing so laid the paving to allow ANYTHING to be added to thecrux of the domain.