Internet privacy is one perfectly valid area for government to get involved. The average person has no idea about cookies, Facebook or Google tracking or how on

Internet privacy is one perfectly valid area for government to get involved. The average person has no idea about cookies, Facebook or Google tracking or how online ads are profiling them. The sop offered from the supply side has been to offer "opt-outs" which still track you. The more technical might use adblock, noscript or requestpolicy, but by doing this, we're just shifting the cost on our fellow internet users. This is not fair. When the people's ignorance or reasonable lack of ability is being abused by corporations, that's exactly the time for the government to step in. Not the misguided EU cookie directive that just gives more power to the incumbents, but a genuine ability to protect their privacy by default. Opt out you say? Such arrogance. Your responsibility as the priests of the electronic age* is to help your flock, not take advantage of them. * as in you're holding exotic knowledge and power that is beyond the understanding of the average mortal