Totally agree. It used to be that one could browse the internet, and the only ads you'd see were the ads that the webmasters had personally negotiated for. Thes

Totally agree. It used to be that one could browse the internet, and the only ads you'd see were the ads that the webmasters had personally negotiated for. These days everywhere you go your data is sucked in, and your 'reward' is a 'targeted' ad. The degradation in quality of service is staggering and sad. That said, I hope the legislation in this case will be sound. I hope that it at least leads to less invasive tracking. I hope it will be the combination of this legislation and the increasing amount of ad blockers that finally kill obtrusive ads and tracking. When I use a computer without an adblocker(tracking blocking included) these days there's a major chilling effect. It's gotten so bad that I don't dare search for certain things on my mobile (andoid) because I know somewhere a model is being trained on what I do and type. It makes me uncomfortable and suspicious, and also angry at tech companies that are using my behavior to earn money. I already paid for your phone, you don't deserve anything more. Cryptomining in a users browser, when not done through an exploit with hidden windows, is a perfect solution to website financing for larger websites. The smaller ones need to make up their mind about finding a balance between micro payments/subscriptions/patreon/free content.