The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has finally gathered its guidance on electronic privacy laws in one place.
ICO Guide to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations
The UK's data protection watchdog's guidance includes amendments made to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) in May. The changes transposed an EU Directive into national law.
The amendments included changes to rules on email marketing and for gaining internet users' consent to 'cookies' – small text files that websites store about users' online activity. It also introduced a requirement for organisations to inform the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) about all personal data breaches.
The ICO's new centralised guide does not include any updated guidance on how businesses can comply with the new laws on cookies. The issue over how businesses can obtain users' consent to cookies in a non-obtrusive way continues to be heavily debated.
Further reading on this over at Out-Law.com
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