> GDPR in Europe is what started it all Cookie banners are a result of the ePrivacy directive, not GDPR. Also we could have had something better than cookie b

> GDPR in Europe is what started it all Cookie banners are a result of the ePrivacy directive, not GDPR. Also we could have had something better than cookie banners if browser vendors and companies had collaborated on a standard. Imagine if cookie banners were implemented like the permission system, via <meta> tags or headers, we could get: - automatic blocking by the browser of cookies not declared explicitly - ability for websites to mark technical cookies (these are allowed with no consent) - a global settings view in the browser of all the cookies allowed or denied - and a uniform implementation everywhere Instead we ended up with this shit. It’s definitely not the EU’s fault, the directive doesn’t say to use crappy banners.