> Oh, and for browsers they did. It's called the "Do Not Track" header, and the industry immediately sed it to fingerprint and track users.
They do this anyway. They should have mandated this be honoured (or any other type of tech). If that were the case the browsers would have brought it back in short order.
> The EU never mandated the cookie walls. It's the industry's calculated malicious compliance.
Exactly. And this is their fault for not regulating this properly.
> They should have mandated this be honoured (or any other type of tech)
GDPR mandates honoring user consent.
It's a general data protection regulation. It doesn't talk about specific technologies.
> this is their fault for not regulating this properly.
What "this". Should there be a separate law for browsers? And a separate law for mobile apps? And a separate law for desktop apps? And a separate law for offline businesses? And...
Or should we blame the people and industries who couldn't care less about user privacy?
They do this anyway. They should have mandated this be honoured (or any other type of tech). If that were the case the browsers would have brought it back in short order.
> The EU never mandated the cookie walls. It's the industry's calculated malicious compliance.
Exactly. And this is their fault for not regulating this properly.