[darkarmani]

> You can obviously configure cookies in your browser settings but I imagine for most users this option is overly complex for them to understand.

Can't one argue the same thing for setting up your website to be compliant with this law?

The fact that the easy and free solution is to just tell users to turn off all cookies in their browsers makes any laws of this type a waste.

[gavinlynch]

Sorry for the brevity, but the only thing I can think of is: A-fucking-men. This is a colossal waste of time and resources, and it's a completely distraction from other -real-, -actual- privacy concerns that every day citizens should have. This is not one of them, and there is already a solution.

[grabeh]

Actually that would be a good potential solution to have cookies on browsers automatically disabled but one that advertising networks and companies that rely heavily on advertising revenue (Google for example) are lobbying hard against for obvious reasons. As a result, I don't think this option will make an appearance anytime soon.