Cookie law set to come into force

I was browsing bbc.co.uk/news website today and had this flash up:

"Cookie law set to come into force"

Thousands of UK websites are expected to be in breach of a law that dictates what they can log about visitors. European laws that define what details sites can record in text files called cookies come into force on 26 May.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18206810

How do the cookies work with opencart, or dosen't it have them?

Just thought I would ask.


Thanks for any replies.