> I guess rather than regulating cookies, they meant to regulate tracking. Or maybe even regulate targeting, rather than tracking. When I see statements like t

> I guess rather than regulating cookies, they meant to regulate tracking. Or maybe even regulate targeting, rather than tracking. When I see statements like this, I wonder: have people ever read anything besides what the industry feeds them? Or the echo chambers of HN and twitter? Here's GDPR's text: https://gdpr.eu/tag/gdpr/ https://gdpr.eu/tag/gdpr/ Please show me where exactly it talks about browsers. Or cookies. You could start with Subject Matter and Objectives: https://gdpr.eu/article-1-subject-matter-and-objectives-overview/ https://gdpr.eu/article-1-subject-matter-and-objectives-over... > But the giants definitely had something to gain by suggesting they "were forced" to harass visitors. Indeed. They redirected the ire from themselves to the law and the EU. Spreading FUD works.