The bit about talking to browser vendors is kind of off the track. Microsoft would be against, but Google would be happy to oblige ? Seriously ? Google Analyti

The bit about talking to browser vendors is kind of off the track. Microsoft would be against, but Google would be happy to oblige ? Seriously ? Google Analytics is probably the most widespread user of tracking cookies out there. Besides, while I agree that this regulation is very weird, and very hard to justify, saying that it is about governments controlling the web and reducing free speech is something I don't really agree about. By saying that, you put this legislation in the same category as SOPA and friends, which are very different beasts. Namely, SOPA and related regulations are about the content, while this is about technicalities. This doesn't impose any restrictions on the users, it forces websites to do things differently. Maybe it will put a charge on website creators, but it won't restrict anything. Plus, SOPA is about protecting the rights of non-internet companies, while the Cookie Law is about protecting users against internet companies. Yes, it's misguided. But, for once, it takes the side of users, and not the side of companies.