I agree completely - about the opt-in versus opt-out. I live in Belgium. This is where the EU can have a very beneficial effect. Can could pass an appropriate regulation - requiring opt-in. On a somewhat similar note: I appreciate website that have a one-button click to opt out of all cookies. Many sites make you go through the lengthy process of setting several different parameters. I'm sure they do this in the hopes that people will not bother with this hassle an just say OK. Would be nice to see the EU pass a regulation where the DEFAULT was "no cookies." If you wanted to send them cookies then you had to "select." Sorry for you guys in Britain since no longer in EU you would not benefit from these proposed regulation, and the chances of GB government getting around to doing this are, shall we say, slim.