[cerradokids]

These cookie banners are so bad. Bad idea, bad regulation, bad execution. The time wasted for all humans in the world dealing with such a bad idea is out of the charts.

If I don't want to be tracked I will use an anonymous tab or configure my browser to not allow any cookies. The solution already existed. The people that care about it already knew it. The companies would come up with something better if there was a real problem, with people being worried about to the point of changing browser.

Ayn Rand was right and still is. We live in the age of envy. Hatred of the good for being the good. Useless waste of time for all human beings to hurt a few big successful companies because of tiny, envious people with the excuse to protect some helpless citizens.

[openplatypus]

> Bad idea,

No, the idea is solid.

> bad regulation,

In parts, you are right.

>bad execution.

Agreed.

> The people that care about it already knew it.

Sadly, it is not so simple. There was and still is a group of people, “The people who did not know it, but would care if they did”.

> The companies would come up with something better if there was a real problem

Company, for the better or the worse, is usually oriented towards benefits of shareholders, not users, customers nor societies. Don't get me wrong, there are companies that are not evil. But how do we know which are? Luckily, we have laws that prevent escalation beyond certain norms and protect those, who are not shareholders.