EU ePrivacy Regulation [ec.europa.eu]

Simpler rules on cookies: the cookie provision, which has resulted in an overload of consent requests for internet users, will be streamlined. The new rule will be more user-friendly as browser settings will provide for an easy way to accept or refuse tracking cookies and other identifiers. The proposal also clarifies that no consent is needed for non-privacy intrusive cookies improving internet experience (e.g. to remember shopping cart history) or cookies used by a website to count the number of visitors.

I wonder if it means that we will no longer have to display a pseudo- cookie consent banner anymore; and that things will be done at the level of the web browser? I hope so, because on mobile screen, a cookie banner is eating too much space.

...we will no longer have to display a pseudo- cookie consent banner anymore;

That would be nice.

Being based in the States, I removed my cookie notice. It added another script that Pagespeed denoted me for and as you say, took up 20% of the bottom real estate on mobile. I also suspect some naive users get scared and bounce because of it. I can easily put it back if really needed.

I also suspect some naive users get scared and bounce

More and more people are no longer really reading, they scan a page fast, so I am sure that for lot of people, the banner is some kind of ad , or something like that !

This is another topic related to the ePrivacy : [webmasterworld.com...] but I couldn't post in it.

Some will certainly say that all these are lot of noise, but will not change anything in reality. But, to me, there is something different today, compared to yesterday. There is a lot of buzz about the GDPR and ePrivacy Regulations, and I am sure that they'll get significant consequences, and that lot of companies will be fined. I also suspect that some will start business around this, to track sites and report them ...

Also, considering how the Internet is turning, I am sure some others will use these to try to hurt rival sites for example. Or simply for personal vendetta; let's say that keyplyr kicks me out of his site's forum, because I criticized US Football, then by vengeance, I can make all kind of claims that his site is not respecting such or such thing of the GDPR / ePrivacy to try to cause troubles. I am paranoiac, I know, but a couple of times, I had trouble makers at my sites, so this is more tools for them to cause troubles...

[edited by: TravisDGarrett at 10:04 pm (utc) on Mar 11, 2018]

Yeah... but I don't like football :)

There's too many smoke and mirrors at the moment. When the smoke clears and the extra reflections fade, then we'll see what's left.

If the users want to protect themselves there's nothing stopping them from doing that right now. (Might break some websites that rely on session cookies and stuff, but what the heck, there's another website out there waiting for you.)

The regulation is explicit. What's ambiguous is how people are interpreting it since the regulation has not yet been enforced.

I've recently made all sites compliant and feel confident there won't be an issue.