This is the result of cross domain tracking by advertising networks -- consumers see this targeting as offensive behavior.

This EU Directive is not in effect yet in Holland -- it is in the UK.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...s-2st-5lb.html

I have spent the past few weeks in preparation for this change -- very sketchy information out there on the Dutch law that is not in effect yet.

It will be interesting to see if the EU type cookie regulations will be adopted in some form by other Western governments.

Ray, no one thinks 'lawmakers' have a real understanding of the web -- they overreact and create dictates to appease their constituents -- we get stuck with their laws.

But they can shut you down with their fines or laws and that is the reality of the entire matter.

This is a public overreaction to the ad networks targeting and tracking cross domain. Had only these 3rd party tracking cookies been addressed by this law it would have no direct affect on our website operations.

Instead they decided to "throw out the baby with the water."

Our cookies do no evil; They aid in website stats and affiliate activities and some specifically enhance the website experience. Our name isn't Google-DoubleClick.

This make sense to you?

Code:

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Note: Requires Apache 2.0+ with the standard mod_headers,
mod_setenvif, and mod_rewrite modules enabled.

 

  SetEnvIfNoCase DNT 1 DO_NOT_TRACK
  CustomLog logs/access_log common env=!DO_NOT_TRACK # Location of access log file

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All of our stats are done in house now G-A is only legacy history to be replaced where found.

There are a lot of advantages in the EU Data Protection Directive for the EU consumer but this is not one of them the way it has been applied.

We will lose a lot of stats over this if it stands -- better to go after the real culprits ..