Simon Halberstam Posts

Last week, the provisions of the Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 which govern websites’ use of cookies, came into force in the UK. However, very few websites are currently compliant.  Simon Halberstam, head of IT law at Kingsley Napley LLP, offers advice to IT companies on how to handle the new regulations.The new law requires websites to gain explicit user consent to receive a cookie prior to deployment. A website hosted outside the UK will be likely to fall within the ...