[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47794: EuGH ruling - opt-in obligation for cookies and social media

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Mon Jul 29 12:48:05 UTC 2019


#47794: EuGH ruling - opt-in obligation for cookies and social media
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 Reporter:  DjPD          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Privacy       |     Version:  5.2.2
 Severity:  critical      |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Old description:

> Hi.
> I have a very important question.
> The European Court of Justice has ruled that websites are now responsible
> for all internal and external cookies or affiliations (social media).
>
> My question is whether WordPress now incorporates a management of
> cookies, making it easier for both WordPressadmin and website visitors to
> individually allow or block each cookie.
>
> I think it will be very important that this feature comes from Wordpress
> itself. Otherwise, every plugin will eventually have its own function,
> which makes Wordpress just more vulnerable and bigger.
> It would be best if Wordpress asks each plugin developer which cookies
> are collected and the system Wordpress can then recognize and manage.
> In the privacy policy you can then write an explanation for each cookie
> or function and also insert a shortcut via shortcode. That would be the
> best and easiest way. Then a cookie-consents and actually everything
> should be done.
>
> In addition, it also comes that an attractive core element "Embed
> function" comes directly from Wordpress. And for that you need an opt-in
> now.
> This embed function must be deactivated until the visitor has specified
> that he wants to see it. It would be good if the first time a window is
> loaded, that the user has not yet allowed the display of this embed and
> that he can do it now in the privacy policy or in the Consents window.
>
> It seems very important that people react very quickly.
> The use of such functions is now illegal after this judgment.
>
> Quelle:
> https://datenschutz-generator.de/eugh-urteil-like-button-cookie-opt-in-
> abmahnbarkeit/ (german)
>
> https://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&tab=wT&authuser=0&sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F
> %2Fdatenschutz-generator.de%2Feugh-urteil-like-button-cookie-opt-in-
> abmahnbarkeit%2F (English Google translate)

New description:

 Hi.
 I have a very important question.
 The European Court of Justice has ruled that websites are now responsible
 for all internal and external cookies or affiliations (social media).

 My question is whether WordPress now incorporates a management of cookies,
 making it easier for both WordPressadmin and website visitors to
 individually allow or block each cookie.

 I think it will be very important that this feature comes from WordPress
 itself. Otherwise, every plugin will eventually have its own function,
 which makes Wordpress just more vulnerable and bigger.
 It would be best if Wordpress asks each plugin developer which cookies are
 collected and the system Wordpress can then recognize and manage.
 In the privacy policy you can then write an explanation for each cookie or
 function and also insert a shortcut via shortcode. That would be the best
 and easiest way. Then a cookie-consents and actually everything should be
 done.

 In addition, it also comes that an attractive core element "Embed
 function" comes directly from Wordpress. And for that you need an opt-in
 now.
 This embed function must be deactivated until the visitor has specified
 that he wants to see it. It would be good if the first time a window is
 loaded, that the user has not yet allowed the display of this embed and
 that he can do it now in the privacy policy or in the Consents window.

 It seems very important that people react very quickly.
 The use of such functions is now illegal after this judgment.

 Quelle:
 https://datenschutz-generator.de/eugh-urteil-like-button-cookie-opt-in-
 abmahnbarkeit/ (german)

 https://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&tab=wT&authuser=0&sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F
 %2Fdatenschutz-generator.de%2Feugh-urteil-like-button-cookie-opt-in-
 abmahnbarkeit%2F (English Google translate)

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Comment (by idea15):

 One of the major items on the Core-Privacy team's roadmap is a consent and
 logging mechanism / system for administrators to use to secure active
 consent, and for users to provide and rescind their consent, across the
 myriad of a site's plugins, data captures, and passive data collection.

 This work was looking ahead to the imminent revamp of the ePrivacy
 Directive, the main EU law dealing with cookies and consent, which is set
 for late this year/early next year. However, with the UK ICO issuing
 bridging guidance on consent to cover the interim between GDPR and the old
 cookie regulation last month, and with the CJEU decision this morning,
 it's obvious we are going to need to bring the work forward.

 We need as many participants as possible to make this happen on the front
 end, design/UX, and back end levels. I would love to see the major
 enterprise-levels and VIP agencies getting involved here, as these issues
 impact their client needs at large scale.

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