Member

Amendment 159A from the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, is aimed at enabling cookie paywalls. As we have identified, conversely, Amendment 159 from the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, seeks to ban their use. Generally, these paywalls work by giving web users the option to pay for a cookie-free browsing experience. Earlier this year the Information Commissioner launched a call for views on “consent or pay” models for cookies. The aim of the Information Commissioner’s call for views is to provide the online advertising industry with clarity on how advertising cookies and paywalls can be used in compliance with data protection and privacy laws. We will consider the Information Commissioner’s findings when he publishes his response to this call for views. It would be premature to make legal changes without considering the findings or consulting interested parties. I hope noble Lords will bear that in mind.