> I agree that the law about cookies is not much use
Have you actually read the law in question? It seems fairly sensible to me, it's the implementation guidance that was ridiculous. The banners we have at the top of every page now are nothing but cargo cult, everyone copying what everyone else is doing without ever applying any critical thinking.
I think it is less cargo-cult and more nobody wants to be sued over something they don't really understand so they choose the (dumbest) option with the least risk that still lets them do what they want.
And how much time and $ has been expended on this pointless make work.
I worked for a large publisher and they wasted a vast amount of time and limited release dates to implement the cookie law - all that could have been far better used in improving their sites.
Have you actually read the law in question? It seems fairly sensible to me, it's the implementation guidance that was ridiculous. The banners we have at the top of every page now are nothing but cargo cult, everyone copying what everyone else is doing without ever applying any critical thinking.