On February 3, the Article 29 Working Party published the Cookie Sweep Combined Analysis Report, which presents the consolidated analyses of privacy and telecommunications authorities in Denmark, Slovenia, France, Greece, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, and Spain regarding the use of cookies on popular websites. The report covers 478 e-commerce, media, and public service websites; disclosures to users on installed cookies; and procedures in place to obtain user consent. The Article 29 Working Party concluded that, while most sites inform users about cookies, additional efforts are necessary to obtain the proper user consent.
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