Cookies anyone? New Data Protection Changes!

To Opt-In or Opt-out?

The UK Data Protection Act of 1998 will soon receive an alteration.

The amendment to the Data Protection Act will see cookie consent pop-ups – the box you see every time you visit our website – become a thing of the past, with websites automatically opting users into accepting ‘non-intrusive’ cookies, but will still have the ability to opt-out whenever they please.

This has caused some issues with privacy experts and users alike, with Jon Callas (TechRadar) stating that ‘a good privacy regime [should] revolve around opting-in, rather than opting-out.’ Further stating that ‘The responsible thing to do is ask.’ You can read more about this change by visiting:

https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/exclusive-privacy-experts-warn-the-end-of-cookie-consent-pop-ups-will-come-at-a-cost?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=updates-in-space&utm_id=Updates+In+Space&utm_content=cookies-button