Full Disclosure

[Charles Lindsey]

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:29:31 +0100, Joel Harrison  
<joeldharrison@googlemail.com> wrote:


> Consider PECR reg. 6.  In your example, in order for the web server's
> retrieval of the webwise cookie to be lawful, the web server would
> have to provide "clear and comprehensive information about the
> purposes of the ... access to ... [the webwise cookie]".  So, the web
> server would need to state clearly in its privacy policy that one of
> the purposes for which it accesses cookies is to retrieve data placed
> there by ISPs participating in the Phorm system.  You may think that
> the chances of anyone owning up to this sort of practice are small.

Eh? Web servers don't "retrieve" cookies". They are sent automatically by  
browsers, and it would require a specific action by the website to detect  
and ignore those cookies which could be identified as "webwise".

In any case, this particular web server is in Peru, and what does it now  
or care about PECR?

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