Letter in today from an ICO Case Officer says "there is presently a period of grace which expires on 26th May 2012. At that time we will be placing a reporting mechanism on our website to advise us about any breaches of the cookie regulations". Ministry of Justice first report? Hmm, need to think about that. I have a little list as KoKo says.
Much more important that we should switch to driving on the right like the rest of Europe. As some work would need to be done in regard to road signs perhaps it could be done at the same time. For now, I quite like paying in guineas. Still preferable to Thatchers..
Till BT gets rid of its Nationalised mentality and its dream of restoring us all to large black phones with party lines, they will continue to bleed customers and share price.
Be interesting to see how the Information Commissioner deals with "his" policy versus "their" policy. Each visit to Gmail through the website picks up an LSO. No specific permission requested.
Mind you, it seems to be the same with the Daily Mail, Three, Incahoot and, I'm sure, many others.
With the sheer number of cookies still being sprinkled around without end user permission does the Information Commissioner have the resources to deal adequately with the issue. As a Bank told me last week "Who cares? Everybody does it"
"Spot the Most Weasel Words Competition", Number 127832
May I please submit this entry:
'When proposing the draft guidance in September last year, PhonepayPlus chief executive Paul Whiteing said that the regulator would "not hesitate to use [its] robust sanctioning powers to drive out rogue providers who could damage a vital part of the UK’s growing and innovative digital and creative economies".'
Bonus words are: Guidance, Might Disregard, Code of Practice, Should Not be Necessary, Easy to Understand for the Reader, Strongly Recommended,
How about a responsible person capable of using simple words like "DO" and "DO NOT" instead of waffle, please.
"allowing local authorities" to determine "where they want traffic to run and" "places they want traffic to avoid" ??
I am not a number, I am a free man. In a supposedly free country too.
In the good old days they were called Councils, staffed by Civil Servants who knew that they were "Your Humble and Obedient Servant" and signed letters accordingly. When and how did the Servants become the Masters and "Authorities"?
Start at the very top. Get rid of every BT Executive who is scared to see his / her email published for fear of being told paying Customers' real opinions or being asked to take action. That should clear the place.
That might well explain a lot. Someone perhaps creating the variety of experiences that we find so frustrating? Might also lead the staff who assure that each is an isolated instance.
Might also explain why a recent local applicant was told to use email.
How long before HMtheQ strips away the "Royal" title?
Don't they just! Will they start to copy BT's little tricks like taking money in advance for a quarter's rental then back-charging because they decided to increase at some point during the period already paid for?
Please note that this refers to North Lanarkshire Council. There is "Lanarkshire" Council . Purely to avoid South Lanarkshire Council being associated.
Is that Northern Island as in New Zealand or is it meant to be "Northern Ireland". If your phone can reach masts in New Zealand and the Isle of Man at the same time, please can I have one? If not, please be careful where you end up when next booking travel tickets.
As a Santander customer who can only access my accounts by entering via the A & L web site (though no longer have an A & L account) I can say that from personal experience Santander have not a clue about who their customers are, what they want, or dare I say it why they should even think of trying to access their own money.
The only way I got some of my own money out of them was to keep going through the massed ranks of plonkers till one finally understood that they had set the whole thing up completely wrongly.
No longer the Abbey Habit, now simply Spanish Practices.
Unfortunately it is increasingly difficult to find a real bank.
Some day, I fear, the great Santander system will swallow cahoot too - the only part of their Empire which still has real working systems and real people to resolve issues rather than compound them.
From experience all I can say is the the Jersey ICO does a really good job. Actually does what is required. Makes the UK one look like the bunch of muppets that similar experience tells me that they are. Who else but them can write 3 pages to say "Yes"?
As for Play.com, experience with them tends to suggest that their sales have grown larger than their systems and management can cope with. Wednesday's Budget might ease that problem a little for them.
Could you please turn your attention next to getting gas to this area? It has been available for over a century in some places, they tell me. It might get you no publicity but is sure to be a vote winner. Desparate times and desparate coaltions call for desparate measures, old chap.
Could we first have the two year product guarantee as in other EC States, please. One thing at a time, Minister? We don't all use the John Lewis list, you know.
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Could you please shackle the one who does not like the English language. Thank you.
Good News?
Letter in today from an ICO Case Officer says "there is presently a period of grace which expires on 26th May 2012. At that time we will be placing a reporting mechanism on our website to advise us about any breaches of the cookie regulations". Ministry of Justice first report? Hmm, need to think about that. I have a little list as KoKo says.
Processing Costs
In this country there is a far greater likelihood that Royal Mail charges will bring about the death of cheques faster than anything else.
Monkey see, monkey do.
The Ministry of Justice seems to think it is OK to drop LSO cookies on visitors to their web site.
If the ICO could get Government Departments to lead they way in obeying legislation, just maybe he might be in a position to begin work on others.
Secondary Importance only
Much more important that we should switch to driving on the right like the rest of Europe. As some work would need to be done in regard to road signs perhaps it could be done at the same time. For now, I quite like paying in guineas. Still preferable to Thatchers..
Re: 3G auction crap
Till BT gets rid of its Nationalised mentality and its dream of restoring us all to large black phones with party lines, they will continue to bleed customers and share price.
Re: Still stupidly pricey...
Stick one in your basket at a supermarket.
London Olympics
I hear the Americans are searching their Rand McNally maps for the best way to drive to the Games.
I like John Lewis
What I do not like is their putting an LSO cookie onto my PC. How long before ICO is ready to start receiving complaints on those?
Time to Ponder
"2000pm" has to be 8 in the morning of the following day..
"Teatottle" - is that meant to be tottie for the young lady, or total?
"inbreed land" simply defies.
Is the Man from Mars back with us?
Plod awaits first DIC
For our renegade transatlantic cousins "Smokey waits for first DUI."
Gmail and LSOs
Be interesting to see how the Information Commissioner deals with "his" policy versus "their" policy. Each visit to Gmail through the website picks up an LSO. No specific permission requested.
Mind you, it seems to be the same with the Daily Mail, Three, Incahoot and, I'm sure, many others.
With the sheer number of cookies still being sprinkled around without end user permission does the Information Commissioner have the resources to deal adequately with the issue. As a Bank told me last week "Who cares? Everybody does it"
Another little Rant
When did London switch from Pounds to Dollars, please?
A very short rant.
It is one thing to have foreigners use the word "Brits", but in a UK site? Careless, sloppy, offensive.
No doubt will be censored.
What about DoubleClick and Facebook from "The Register"?
What about SOs? Are they classed as cookies. The insidious little sods are everywhere now.
Re: Please get busy
"post not even listed"? All rebellious colonialists are subject to delay. Seems fair. Calm down.
How come "Brit" is OK, but "Yank" is frequently considered derogatory?
Is Texas large because everything is double spaced?
Nothing new
I get that on Talk Sport frequencies every night.
Sod it
Only program worth listening to anywhere on US highways. Excellence in broadcasting.
Council sites are a breeze
Compared with any BT site. Like trying to get out of Milton Keynes. Third left at the twenty-third roundabout and back where you started.
"Spot the Most Weasel Words Competition", Number 127832
May I please submit this entry:
'When proposing the draft guidance in September last year, PhonepayPlus chief executive Paul Whiteing said that the regulator would "not hesitate to use [its] robust sanctioning powers to drive out rogue providers who could damage a vital part of the UK’s growing and innovative digital and creative economies".'
Bonus words are: Guidance, Might Disregard, Code of Practice, Should Not be Necessary, Easy to Understand for the Reader, Strongly Recommended,
How about a responsible person capable of using simple words like "DO" and "DO NOT" instead of waffle, please.
Am I the only one now really scared by.......
"allowing local authorities" to determine "where they want traffic to run and" "places they want traffic to avoid" ??
I am not a number, I am a free man. In a supposedly free country too.
In the good old days they were called Councils, staffed by Civil Servants who knew that they were "Your Humble and Obedient Servant" and signed letters accordingly. When and how did the Servants become the Masters and "Authorities"?
You just have to love Amazon
At least as much as they love to use only those "cannot accept incoming email" words. Customer communication in the digital age?
"for all" ???
Right, then, that'll just be some of the colonies?
Wrong Heads
Start at the very top. Get rid of every BT Executive who is scared to see his / her email published for fear of being told paying Customers' real opinions or being asked to take action. That should clear the place.
Director of Customer Experience?
That might well explain a lot. Someone perhaps creating the variety of experiences that we find so frustrating? Might also lead the staff who assure that each is an isolated instance.
Might also explain why a recent local applicant was told to use email.
How long before HMtheQ strips away the "Royal" title?
Worst of all worlds
Dealing with Utilities is bad enough. I have not had an accurate bill since4 April 2010, (yup 2010).
Add mobile service and we are all doomed.
Anything to avoid reading meters and getting it right.
Possibly
Organizing Street parties in London?
Just........
Independence.
When?
Once the last drop of oil has been extracted.
Please remind me
What was the topic again?
Same sub-editor?
"Bigs up"? Any chance of sticking to English?
Too much to hope?
That while scanning they will kill junk mail?
They still have a lot to learn
Don't they just! Will they start to copy BT's little tricks like taking money in advance for a quarter's rental then back-charging because they decided to increase at some point during the period already paid for?
Doomed Euro?
Right OK then, so the Euro is doomed. So why is the pound losing value against it on a daily basis? Tell me that Private Fraser.
Not British
As we are so often told it is "The London Olympics" not the British Olympics. Britain pays, London enjoys.
For the sake of accuracy
Please note that this refers to North Lanarkshire Council. There is "Lanarkshire" Council . Purely to avoid South Lanarkshire Council being associated.
Geography 101
Is that Northern Island as in New Zealand or is it meant to be "Northern Ireland". If your phone can reach masts in New Zealand and the Isle of Man at the same time, please can I have one? If not, please be careful where you end up when next booking travel tickets.
Well, it's like this........
As a Santander customer who can only access my accounts by entering via the A & L web site (though no longer have an A & L account) I can say that from personal experience Santander have not a clue about who their customers are, what they want, or dare I say it why they should even think of trying to access their own money.
The only way I got some of my own money out of them was to keep going through the massed ranks of plonkers till one finally understood that they had set the whole thing up completely wrongly.
No longer the Abbey Habit, now simply Spanish Practices.
Unfortunately it is increasingly difficult to find a real bank.
Some day, I fear, the great Santander system will swallow cahoot too - the only part of their Empire which still has real working systems and real people to resolve issues rather than compound them.
Nothing new in this world - or out of it.
Typed it into Amazon.co.uk and got two items offered. Now that's service.
No thanks
With Google Updater scheduling itself for every hour, sorry but not for me.
Geographically confused I admit
Remind me which is outside EU Borders, please. Edinburgh? London?
Jersey ICO
From experience all I can say is the the Jersey ICO does a really good job. Actually does what is required. Makes the UK one look like the bunch of muppets that similar experience tells me that they are. Who else but them can write 3 pages to say "Yes"?
As for Play.com, experience with them tends to suggest that their sales have grown larger than their systems and management can cope with. Wednesday's Budget might ease that problem a little for them.
Adobe downloads by the squillion.
Sorry. That was my fault. Only trying to find the one that might be safe and secure for more than the one day.
Never again
Not even if they pay me the fiver.
Weasel Word Alert
"probably"
'cos Editorial staff otherwise occupied
Too busy checking crap stories about helicopters and cars that have no place here at all. Trying to impress Murdoch?
Why here?
I simply do not understand the presence of the article in The Register. Are you changing direction?
Oh sod it
My last sentence was an attempt at political sarcasm - total failure. Any John Lewis discounts for the plug?? No, thought not.
An open letter
Dear Mr Willetts,
Could you please turn your attention next to getting gas to this area? It has been available for over a century in some places, they tell me. It might get you no publicity but is sure to be a vote winner. Desparate times and desparate coaltions call for desparate measures, old chap.
Yours in hope.
Why?
Could we first have the two year product guarantee as in other EC States, please. One thing at a time, Minister? We don't all use the John Lewis list, you know.
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