The EU Privacy Directive was announced in May 2011 to much groans and disagreement. In 2012 we see the rule being enforced from May 26th - but are you prepared yet?
The UK government has updated the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations in response to the EU Privacy Directive but many UK websites have probably forgotten, or chosen to ignore, the upcoming changes with a risk of being fined up to £500,000 for a serious breach of the law.