Dutch parliament passes strict new law regulating cookies — the non-edible variety

Well, it’s certainly been an enchanting month for those desirous about all things technology-related inside the Netherlands. Just last week, the Royal Dutch Mint showed off some new coins emblazoned with QR Codes promising untold “surprises,” and this week the Dutch parliament made a bit history by passing the primary net neutrality legislation inside the EU. Now it’s taken aim at another target: internet cookies. Despite warnings that it may cause websites to escape en masse to less-restrictive countries in Europe, the parliament has also passed an amendment to the web neutrality law that drastically changes how cookies are handled on the internet. Specifically, websites should prove that visitors explicitly agreed to permit cookies, which likely means an additional click or a pop-up window before anyone’s in a position to actually visit a website. Needless to say, there’s also the prospect that it might bring about a drop in a cookie use within the country, although that seems about as likely as a drop in actual cookie consumption.

[Thanks, Lucian; image: The Bygone Bureau ]

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