Some notes on the EU cookie legislation and Magento cookie usage, used at Magento User Group in Den Bosch (The Netherlands)

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Magento & Cookie Legislation

2. Presentation “Magento & Cookie Legislation” - http://slideshare.net/yireo
Jisse Reitsma (jisse@yireo.com) - Twitter @yireo
Timeline (Netherlands)
June 2012 = Telecommunication Law (“Cookie Law”) requires cookie notice
March 2013 = Discussion in Dutch parlement
May 2013 = Minister Kamp presents law change
Autumn 2013 = Discussion in EU parlement
May 2014 = EU commision LIBE votes for new privacy rules
Today (July 14th 2014) = Original law still applies but open for debat

3. Presentation “Magento & Cookie Legislation” - http://slideshare.net/yireo
Jisse Reitsma (jisse@yireo.com) - Twitter @yireo
Cookies in Magento
Core cookies
frontend, adminhtml
persistent_shopping_cart
user_allowed_save_cookie
Additional cookies
Google Analytics
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

4. Presentation “Magento & Cookie Legislation” - http://slideshare.net/yireo
Jisse Reitsma (jisse@yireo.com) - Twitter @yireo
Cookie types
Functional cookies
Analytical cookies
Tracking cookies

5. Presentation “Magento & Cookie Legislation” - http://slideshare.net/yireo
Jisse Reitsma (jisse@yireo.com) - Twitter @yireo
Anonymizing tracking cookies
Google Analytics
System Configuration: Google API > Google Analytics > IP anonymization
_gaq.push (['_gat._anonymizeIp']);
Yireo_GA extension: separate PHTML-templates

6. Presentation “Magento & Cookie Legislation” - http://slideshare.net/yireo
Jisse Reitsma (jisse@yireo.com) - Twitter @yireo
Solutions for Magento
Magento 1.7 or later
Cookie notice in core
Extensions
OptimiseWeb Cookie Law Compliance
Creare EU Cookie Law Banner
EU Cookie Compliance

7. Presentation “Magento & Cookie Legislation” - http://slideshare.net/yireo
Jisse Reitsma (jisse@yireo.com) - Twitter @yireo
Conclusions
Only plain Magento cookies > no action required
Google Analytics > anonymize IP
Tracking cookies > show cookie notice
Wait for more news

8. Presentation “Magento & Cookie Legislation” - http://slideshare.net/yireo
Jisse Reitsma (jisse@yireo.com) - Twitter @yireo
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