EU Cookie Directive Compliance By Truste October 2012
1. TRUSTe PRIVACY INDEX
EU COOKIE COMPLIANCE, TRACKING AND CONSUMER AWARENESS EDITION
COOKIES – COMPANY USE AND CONSUMER AWARENESS
Top 50 Websites1
Total 3rd Party Cookies Found Across Homepages
3rd Party Cookie Averages
France: 9 per homepage
434 406
Germany: 6 per homepage
319 237 Great Britain: 8 per homepage
Netherlands: 5 per homepage
France Germany Great Britain Netherlands
Cookie Persistency1 Cookie Origin1
Session-based 3rd party
22%
47% 53%
78% Persistent 1st party
Consumer Awareness2
Aware of what internet browser cookies are
78% 81% 86%
59%
France Germany Great Britain Netherlands
CONSUMER PRIVACY CONCERNS AND IMPACT
Consumer Concern2 Engagement Impact2
Concerned about their online privacy Have stopped visiting a website because of privacy concerns
71% 36% 33% 27%
62% 69% 48% 18%
France Germany Great Britain Netherlands France Germany Great Britain Netherlands