Wednesday, August 17, 2011

-Netherlands likely to give green light to controversial web privacy law


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The Dutch law is in tune with a European Union online privacy guideline that the bloc's member states had to implement at a national level by 25 May.((Comments on this story may be sent to info@m2.com))22 June 2011 -- The Dutch parliament is likely to approve an online privacy law that threatens to push website developers out of the country as it creates headaches over the use of so-called "cookies", or user-tracking files, the Financial Times reports.22 June 2011 -- The Dutch parliament is likely to approve an online privacy law that threatens to push website developers out of the country as it creates headaches over the use of so-called "cookies", or user-tracking files, the Financial Times reports.However, website developers and publishers have warned that such a move would not only be a drag on their operations but would also cause troubles for users as they will have to deal with more pop-up windows. Internet companies have even warned that the legislation could force them to shift some operations outside the Netherlands.

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