Indeed, it is something regulators should be hotter on, because that is not only breaking the spirit but the letter. I think they've been trying to go after the

Indeed, it is something regulators should be hotter on, because that is not only breaking the spirit but the letter. I think they've been trying to go after the bigger fish in this regard (notice that google's box at least has one click to say no now), but it'll take some time for it to filter downwards, and still people will cargo-cult the pop-ups even if they don't actually need them (which, for the average wordpress blog, you don't).