It logically follows that the legislative body who produced this law would also have dreamed up the EU's anti-cookie law. It seems that Brussels sincerely doesn

It logically follows that the legislative body who produced this law would also have dreamed up the EU's anti-cookie law. It seems that Brussels sincerely doesn't understand the current role of technology in the world. It makes no sense to pass a law that will extend the enforcement period of a law that is relatively unenforceable today. Increasing the persons, actions or time-period to which a law applies, also increases the potential "criminal class" in the application of that law. This is effect these laws have/or will have on previously innocent populations.In this case a big portion of that population are the technology innovators. I have not spent anytime living in Europe, or paying attention to their pop-culture, but I find that this is a disturbing phenomenon. I imagine that if these laws have been able to pass through the EU legislature, they must somehow fit into a larger trend in European political culture. If these two laws are any indicator, I believe that they won't be the last to deter tech innovation and opportunity in Europe