[gacek]

And stupid enviromental laws don't allow excessive mining and require costly procedures when handling waste. It hands the advantage to China, and other less restrictive countries.

'This is how its always been done' is not reason enough. Many sites require you to accept terms&conditions. Another checkbox really won't matter.

[john-n]

While this is true, alot of cookies are used without any login/signup process, so you need to provide these pop-ups alot more often.

[paolomaffei]

Usability 101: every other checkbox matters and lowers conversions

[borism]

yes, we should all be lean-and-mean like China!