Internet’s biggest annoyance: Cookie laws should target browsers, not websites
Save and Share: Click. Ugh. Another one. You know the drill. You land on a new website, eager to read an article or check a product price, and before the page even finishes loading, it appears: the dreaded cookie banner. A pop-up, a slide-in, a full-screen overlay demanding you “Accept All,” “Manage Preferences,” or navigate a labyrinth of toggles designed by a corporate lawyer. Most people do the same thing: they sigh, their eyes glaze over, and they click “Accept All” with the muscle memory of a weary soldier. This daily ritual of digital whack-a-mole is the result of well-intentioned privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA. The goal was noble: to give users control over their data. But the execution? It’s a colossal failure. It has created a web experience that is more annoying, less…
