UK Information Commissioner Christopher Graham shared details of the government's proposed implementation of the EU ePrivacy Directive, highlighting the cookie provision. The Hunton & Williams Privacy and Information Security Law Blog reports that a letter from Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries Ed Vaizey outlines a phased approach to implementation and states that the government "does not see a one-size-fits-all solution to this article but rather will look to the development of a UK ecology of solutions." The letter also says that in the government's yet-to-be published response to its consultation, it will lay out expectations for what cookie-using corporations should do while solutions are developed. Commissioner Graham, while promising guidance from his office, warned organisations that the law is changing, and "the time for compliance is now."
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