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Title: Cookies in Web Browsers
Post by: Delgado on April 12, 2013, 09:22

Whats all this balls about "This site uses cookies"? What brought this about?

Keep on appearing when your browsing, getting on my nerves. Is this another type of "Health and Safety" rubbish? We soon wont be able to walk down the street without a Government Employee checking that weve got clean underwear on!!!

 :crazy:

Title: Re: Cookies in Web Browsers
Post by: chorleydave on April 12, 2013, 10:32

It's all part of some EU privacy directive.  Call me cynical, but I suppose these parasites have to be seen to be doing something to justify their inflation-busting salaries.

It's explained (sort of) here:

http://www.ico.org.uk/for_organisations/privacy_and_electronic_communications/the_guide/cookies (http://www.ico.org.uk/for_organisations/privacy_and_electronic_communications/the_guide/cookies)

Title: Re: Cookies in Web Browsers
Post by: Delgado on April 12, 2013, 13:57

Thanks for the link-not the most interesting read!!!

Will read it later when I can concentrate!!!

 :crazy: :crazy:

Title: Re: Cookies in Web Browsers
Post by: Simon on April 12, 2013, 14:50

We have complied at the very basic level of including information on cookies in our registration process (agreement to which implies consent to our cookie), plus, our Cookie Policy is included in our Policies (http://www.pc-pals.com/smf/rules.php) page.

Title: Re: Cookies in Web Browsers
Post by: Delgado on April 12, 2013, 17:20

Sorry Simon, dont mean to upset you, but I couldnt give a F--k about cookies, I dont want to be reminded everytime I log on to a site. Cookies are easily got rid of with CCleaner. Why do people worry about them?

 :laugh: o:)

Title: Re: Cookies in Web Browsers
Post by: Simon on April 12, 2013, 20:02

No need to apologise, DG, I share your opinion.  This is an EU directive, and there was talk of the ICO fining websites up to £100,000, if they did not comply.  As none of us had that sort of money lying around, we thought we'd at least better do the bare minimum to comply.   :)

Title: Re: Cookies in Web Browsers
Post by: Delgado on April 13, 2013, 07:52

My thoughts on the EU-

 :bartmoon:

Title: Re: Cookies in Web Browsers
Post by: Simon on April 13, 2013, 09:34

;D

Title: Re: Cookies in Web Browsers
Post by: Clive on April 13, 2013, 13:36

Vote Farage.   :laugh:

Title: Re: Cookies in Web Browsers
Post by: Simon on April 13, 2013, 17:05

But, what about the referendum?  ::)

Title: Re: Cookies in Web Browsers
Post by: Clive on April 13, 2013, 17:14

You'll be lucky!  When was the last time Dave kept a promise?   :o:

Title: Re: Cookies in Web Browsers
Post by: Simon on April 13, 2013, 17:21

I wouldn't get in a plane with Farage!  ;D  Oh, and what the was other thing he got in trouble for?  Didn't he have a particularly entertaining rant in parliament over something?

Title: Re: Cookies in Web Browsers
Post by: Clive on April 13, 2013, 23:01

That was his rant in the European Parliament over the newly elected president Herman Van Rompuy  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcmYzPEodtM

Title: Re: Cookies in Web Browsers
Post by: Simon on April 13, 2013, 23:07

Ah, that was it!  ;D  That Herman bloke looks remarkably like someone else, that I can't put a name to.