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# coder-monkey

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 *   Forum: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
   
   In reply to: [How can we control cookies with new EU legislation?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-we-control-cookies-with-new-eu-legislation/)
 *  [coder-monkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coder-monkey/)
 * (@coder-monkey)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-we-control-cookies-with-new-eu-legislation/page/3/#post-2013619)
 * Ipstenu – thanks for your help. I would, however like to clarify that UK laws
   specifically cover all cookies, not just those from third parties. In fact the
   [ICO Cookie Regulation guidelines](http://www.ico.gov.uk/~/media/documents/library/Privacy_and_electronic/Practical_application/advice_on_the_new_cookies_regulations.pdf)
   mentions how to deal with third-party cookies almost as a footnote (See page 
   9).
 *   Forum: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
   
   In reply to: [How can we control cookies with new EU legislation?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-we-control-cookies-with-new-eu-legislation/)
 *  [coder-monkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coder-monkey/)
 * (@coder-monkey)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-we-control-cookies-with-new-eu-legislation/page/3/#post-2013617)
 * Hmmm, I don’t know whether that would work because you are actually deleting 
   cookies from the users computer that you had previously put on their without 
   their express permission. What would happen if you set a cookie on one page, 
   but then the user closed their browser or clicked away from your site. They would
   not hit the “delete cookies” command again, and so would have a cookie on their
   machine. I know it is a little pedantic, but unfortunately lawyers tend to look
   at the minutia!
 *   Forum: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
   
   In reply to: [How can we control cookies with new EU legislation?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-we-control-cookies-with-new-eu-legislation/)
 *  [coder-monkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coder-monkey/)
 * (@coder-monkey)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-we-control-cookies-with-new-eu-legislation/page/3/#post-2013614)
 * Sorry Esmi – I was speaking specifically about the UK law, as this is what is
   affecting me, however the EU directive was almost as specific – but it is open
   to interpretation by each nation state.
 * A clear warning will probably not be enough for UK law for the response cookies–
   even though users are warned of the cookies being used, non-essential cookies
   will still require the consent before being set.
 *   Forum: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
   
   In reply to: [How can we control cookies with new EU legislation?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-we-control-cookies-with-new-eu-legislation/)
 *  [coder-monkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coder-monkey/)
 * (@coder-monkey)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-we-control-cookies-with-new-eu-legislation/page/2/#post-2013612)
 * The UK law is quite specific – all cookies will require explicit consent from
   the user unless the cookie is specifically required for the website to work (
   i.e. a shopping basket). The cookies that WP set that relate to the administration
   of the site can quite clearly be placed in the latter (specifically required),
   and the session cookie could be defined as strictly necessary if it is also required
   for the administration aspect, but the cookies that are set when you respond 
   to a post are not strictly necessary, and one of the elements that the law is
   trying to avoid, as it stores personal information (i.e. name and email address)
   in plain text files on your computer.
 * I believe that this can be fixed by having the response cookies not set unless
   the user checks a box in the reply field, saying something like “Remember my 
   details”. If they do not check it (and it should not be checked as default), 
   then the cookies are not set.
 * I would do this change myself on my site, but the change would disappear when
   I run an update, and would also not be applied to the millions of WP users in
   the EU/UK!

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