The Dutch data protection authority has in a letter to the cabinet to let you know that the public service broadcaster visitors who refuse cookies, you may not fend off his websites. Currently, the NPO, however, a so-called ‘cookiemuur’ at its sites.
In the letter let the CBP know that consent to the placing of cookies into freedom given or denied.” At this time, the websites of the public broadcaster with a ‘cookiemuur’. Users who refuse cookies will be banned from the websites. In such a case, there is according to the CBP no question of a free choice.
Because public service broadcasting from public money funded, would be the websites of which organization is freely accessible to the public, the privacy watch dog. Currently the ‘pay’ of visitors with every visit to the website, however, with their personal data, according to the CBP. “Freely given, valid consent is therefore no question”, that is, in the opinion of the privacy watch dog.
The umbrella organisation of public broadcasters, the NPO, admits that the cookiemuur not an ideal solution. “We find him also undesirable,” according to spokesman Erik Kroeze. At the same time he stresses, however, that the public service broadcaster, the law must comply. “The OPTA gave us the feeling that we have with this solution is on the right path were,” says Kroeze. Later, the OPTA and the Dutch dpa with a shared view on the cookie law. “As long as there is no ambiguity, we will the current situation be maintained. If adjustments are needed, we will make, but we are not going over one night ice.”
The cookies that the public service broadcasting commitment, under the analytical cookies of Google. These cookies eight the CBP is not technically necessary and users should be for this type of cookie so authorise. For so-called functional cookies, no permission needs to be asked, but there are these cookies according to the CBP. Moreover, the cabinet intends to use the cookie law to widen, so that for cookies statistiekensoftware no permission need to be asked.
Last week turned marktwaakhond OPTA against the cookiemuren. “So-called cookiewalls are not in the spirit of the law”, said a spokesman of the OPTA. “As a visitor, you should have a choice.” Several websites, including all websites of the public broadcaster, Volkskrant.nl and Tweakers, fend off visitors who don’t accept cookies. Although that practice, according to the OPTA is junk, think the marktwaakhond not that they are in conflict with the law act: “They act not in the way the law is referred to, but in violation of the law,” said the spokesman.
The cookie law stems from a European directive and is intended to prevent internet users without their knowledge, to be followed over the internet. Many advertising companies to place tracking cookies that the behavior of users in the holes. Media companies complain, however, that the Dutch implementation of the European directive is much more stringent than that in other countries. There is the display of a message, while in the Netherlands actually need to ask your permission.
Update, 11:53: Reaction public broadcaster added.