[_jstreet]

I wonder that too. Would this be something the W3C would look into introducing some configurable cookie-consent (i.e. "Accept all", "necessary only", "block all" options) that browser vendors could then pick-up on and adopt so that it wouldn't require manual checks at each website visit?

[colejohnson66]

As the DNT header history shows, the only solution is privacy laws

[detaro]

Something like the Do-Not-Track header? The history of that pretty much shows how much adoption to expect for a feature like this, sadly.