How To Get Ready For The EU Cookie Directive (Deadline May 25th 2012)

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Your website is probably already in breach of EU law because of regulations that came into force on 25th May 2011, but don’t panic. The new regulations are not yet being enforced, so you still have until 25th May 2012 to comply. This post explains what you need to do.

You will almost certainly . . . → Read More: How To Get Ready For The EU Cookie Directive (Deadline May 25th 2012)

Unthink Social Network—Homestead Deed (Full Text)

I just received my invite to Unthink, a brand new “all-in-one” social network from, I don’t know who—because their “about” page doesn’t say who they are. I’ve written a bit more about Unthink in the following post:

[link coming.. be patient ]

Unthink.com is a slick website, but what struck me most is . . . → Read More: Unthink Social Network—Homestead Deed (Full Text)

A Safe Alternative To Facebook & Google+ : Consumer Cooperative Social Networks

Facebook is a landslide internet success. An elite group of investors are hoping that it will remain so, because they are investing billions of dollars in the company and its business model. Even Google, which has launched a rival social network, Google+, will have a tough time competing because of Facebook’s dominance of social . . . → Read More: A Safe Alternative To Facebook & Google+ : Consumer Cooperative Social Networks

What Can Google Do With Your Copyright Content & Photos?

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What happens when you post your copyright material to Google+? What rights does Google “assume” from your sharing? Do you realise, that like Facebook, Google has the right to do just about anything it likes with your data, personal photos and prose?

There has been a lot of debate about what rights online services . . . → Read More: What Can Google Do With Your Copyright Content & Photos?

How To See/Monitor The Cookies A Website Creates?

Suddenly, with the recent EU Directive on Privacy/Website Cookies it has become important to understand what cookies your website creates and when. If you need to analyse website cookies, see what functions create/access them and when, this post explains how.

See also: How To Get Ready For The EU Cookie Directive to find out if your . . . → Read More: How To See/Monitor The Cookies A Website Creates?

What’s The EU Privacy/Cookie Directive & What Do I Have Do About It?

The EU Privacy directive affecting website cookies came into force in UK law on 26 May 2011, and applies not just to UK based websites but any website that caters for people in the European market—wherever the company is based. That means every website visited by people in the EU, including those outside the . . . → Read More: What’s The EU Privacy/Cookie Directive & What Do I Have Do About It?