Re: disabled cookies

On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 11:21 PM, Ashley Sheridan <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> wrote: > > > Al <news@ridersite.org> wrote: > >>Disabled cookies use to be a problem years ago.  What's your experience >>these days. >> >>I need it for my session ID. As I read the docs, the old method of >>appending it >>to the URL is a security issue. >> >>I can obviously save the ID in a temp file which can be read by all the >>pages >>needing it. >> >>Al.... >> >>-- >>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > There is a new law been passed in the UK that makes non-essential cookies opt-in only, so you > must get permission in order to use them. > > That said, session cookies are a bit of a grey area. If your site relies on them to function, > then they're ok. If they're used purely for tracking, they need to be made opt-in. > Everything between is, like I said, grey. > > Thanks, > Ash > http://ashleysheridan.co.uk A little correction on the above: This law applies to the whole EU, not only UK. - Matijn