Why are so many sites telling me about Cookies?

Just about every day I go on a random website and a popup appears saying 'we use cookies to give you the best quality browsing experience, click here to review our cookie policy' or something like that. Why have some websites started doing this?

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asked Dec 08 '12 at 08:08

ItsDaveyB
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3	New law that requires them to inform you of the use of cookies http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations/privacy_and_electronic_communications/the_guide/cookies.aspx answered Dec 08 '12 at 08:20 Tim Fontana 15.3k●135●199●368

0	In simple terms so they do not get sued similar to terms of service T&C's ect answered Dec 09 '12 at 12:05 gbyers 171●5

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