[fab13n]

why isn't there a standardized API, to voluntary tell websites "I don't mind cookies" and bypass those messages?

[nicbou]

Perhaps it's time for browsers to step in, and ask for permission just like when sharing location settings.

[benibela]

That is just what they did

I think, when I used the Internet Explorer, version 5 or so, for everything, there was a setting to ask before setting any cookie