[kamray23]

But they pretend to be legal. They at least make an attempt to seem kind of legal. And that's what matters.

If you only accept a spec like this there is no way to pretend to be legal other than to accept it anymore. Make custom cookie banners totally illegal. Force the use of this. No dark patterns, no semi-legal trickery. Either you use it and accept it, or you don't. Take out the grey area.

[hnarn]

That's my point: that if you create a standard like this but don't enforce it (which is not the same thing as its legality) it won't matter. What is the consequence going to be of ignoring it? Will it be enough to actually create an incentive more attractive than breaking the law?