> edit:Having to click 'accept cookies on every site' is such EU nonsense too - does anyone really think you can't be tracked without cookies? The actual text

> edit:Having to click 'accept cookies on every site' is such EU nonsense too - does anyone really think you can't be tracked without cookies? The actual text of the directive refers to "the use of electronic communications networks to store information or to gain access to information stored in the terminal equipment of a subscriber or user". This includes, but is not limited to cookies. I'll also add that the use of the annoying "implied consent" mechanic that many member states tolerate (probably in order to not scare away advertising money) is not generally sufficient to implement the "right to refuse" demanded by the directive.