New {EU} net rules set to make cookies crumble (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

How websites track visitors and tailor ads to their behaviour is about to undergo a big shake-up.

From 25 May, European laws dictate that "explicit consent" must be gathered from web users who are being tracked via text files called "cookies".

These files are widely used to help users navigate faster around sites they visit regularly.

Businesses are being urged to sort out how they get consent so they can keep on using cookies.

Track changes

The changes are demanded by the European e-Privacy directive which comes into force in the UK in late May.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12668552

[boppers]

1. DU used 8 cookies to show me this page.

This is going to be a huge headache.

[msongs]

2. "cookie culler" firefox add on program. nt

[boppers]

3. Yeah, but that's client side.

The EU rules are server-side, and affect damn near every website in existence.