EU law never specifically mentions cookies, it applies to all forms of tracking, even e.g. to CCTV in public spaces. GDPR and eProvacy Dir. are very broadly def

EU law never specifically mentions cookies, it applies to all forms of tracking, even e.g. to CCTV in public spaces. GDPR and eProvacy Dir. are very broadly defined because they apply to anything containing or storing identifiable data, even IP addresses in server logs.