Re: disabled cookies

On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 11:26 PM, Matijn Woudt <tijnema@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 BTW, There's a website [1] that has all the information and even a tool for checking what your site does with cookies. - Matijn [1] http://www.cookielaw.org/