Barclays web analytics using cookies?

Your complaint will go nowhere. I am confident Barclays already know about the cookie directive.

I work for a digital agency who work with large advertisers (not barclays, but other banks) and rest assured every digital agency in the country is advising their clients to take action before the deadline.

Why don't you just activate incognito mode or something so no cookies are dropped?

I specialise in web analytics - webtrends/omniture tracking is hardly a big deal. You should be more considered with retargeting cookies. As a web analyst this law is a real pain, causing unneeded panic in the general public (who tend to know very little about the web). I'm assuming the OP is remotely tech savvy, posting on this forum, so surely this shouldn't bother you that much?

From what i've seen so far, it's only older people with less knowledge ofcomputing that think cookies are dangerous ...

I already opt out, through my use of numerous browser plugins. My annoyance with Barclays is that they have purposefully made it impossible to opt out. A website should still work correctly if you opt out of analytics tracking.
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It's Barclay's decision to do that. Use another bank if you're that bothered... I will advise my clients to do the same - cookies are essential for the web.

Why don't you take a look at BT.com - implied opt in, I imagine the OP will have a heart attack
 
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What action are you advising your clients Harmony? If you can say.

I've got a meeting on Wednesday where this is definitely going to crop up, again. I'm still waiting for Facebook to say something. Even if it's that datr is needed for security and is therefore essential.
 
We are suggesting they perform a cookie audit, to identify and classify all cookies in place on their website.

Most clients won't even know what cookies/tags they have in place, after years of working with different agencies / having people leave their marketing/IT teams.

Once they've performed an audit, build a section on their website outlining what each cookie is for. We are showing the BT.COM case as the best example to follow.

Google told me they have a pretty hands off approach to this directive, so it's really down to the clients to get their house in order.

To be frank, the ICO isn't going to come guns blazing from the kick off date, as long as it looks like advertisers have put SOME effort in they should be OK for the near term.

If a client is just using a web analytics tool, like GA or Omniture, then there is really little to worry about. The major concern is when they are using tags from Doubleclick, Struq, Criteo and other retargeting networks (third party cookies).
 
So where the cookielaw article above speaks of gaining consent are they implying the site should prompt the user with an option to disable tracking for their current session? Or does it mean having an open declaration on analytics info in a privacy policy which if you continue using the site then the user accepts this will be taken as their acceptance that the site uses cookies / analytics? Only just started looking at google analytics and feedburner analytics, just have some standard google text in my privacy policy so far as per the google t&c's.
 
ArmyofHarmony said:
Google told me they have a pretty hands off approach to this directive
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Heh, made me chuckle, I'll remember that one if something I invent is ever affected by a law change.
"Aren't you going to do anything?"
"No, we're hands off on this one."
"But it's the most popular analytics solution and you can't realistically expect each site to handle this themselves? People need some guidance!"
"Hands... off..."
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Good advice though, we've done our audit and have had a cookie T&C section on our sites for ages. We don't use any true 3rd party tracking cookies on our sites, except one FB plugin. Who I think are also taking a hands off approach...
 
two00lbwaster said:
Here is the javascript from the bottom of the Barclays Online Banking website.

What I would like to know is if it seems to be setting a cookie?

I'd like to know this as I am planning on reporting Barclays to the ICO if Barclays don't comply with cookie legislation as of the 26th May this year.
The reason that I want to take that action is the following thread over at the Ghostery plugin discussion forum: here
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Barclay's have made the update to their site. Did your plugin start working on now?
 
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