An overview of the UK's updated laws on storing information in someone's terminal equipment, and accessing information stored in someone's terminal equipment

The UK’s law on storing information on someone’s terminal equipment, and accessing information stored in someone’s terminal equipment, has changed. It is no longer aligned with the law in the EU, and it permits website operators and others to do more - not lots, but more - on an “opt-out” basis”. This is a change to The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 , made…