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According to the ''[[New York Times]]'', by July 2010 there had been at least five class-action lawsuits in the United States against media companies for using local shared objects.<ref>{{Cite news
|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/technology/21cookie.html
|title = Code That Tracks
|work = [[New York Times]]
|publisher = The New York Times Company
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In certain countries, it is illegal to track users without their knowledge and consent. For example, in the United Kingdom, customers must consent to use of cookies/local shared objects:<ref>{{Cite book
|chapter-url = http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/privacy_and_electronic/detailed_specialist_guides/pecr_guidance_part2_1206.pdf
|title = Guidance on the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003
|chapter = Part 2: Security, confidentiality, traffic and ___location data, itemised billing, CLI and directories
|edition = 3.4
|publisher = Information Commissioner’s Office
|___location = United Kingdom
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