I can't believe this isn't handled by the browser. Make a standard API like the location or notification pop ups. Have a setting that says I understand what cookies are and I accept all.
The problem is you're expecting the developers and website owners to voluntarily opt-in to this browser standard.
It'll probably have about as much adoption as Do-Not-Track...
Well, in my ideal world a browser would ask for permission before placing a cookie at all. It shouldn't matter what the developers did, my browser would detect an attempted cookie placement, notify me, and ask to verify that that's okay.
So show a warning when it’s not detected like SSL.
Wouldn't that hurt simple websites which don't track by default?
The Cliqz browser used to have this feature built-in. It would ask you once in the beginning what your default choice would be regarding data collection practices (e.g. opt-out of everything or opt-in; most likely you would like to opt-out); then it would automatically apply your choice on each website (meaning that it would tick the right boxes for you) then hide the popup. It was a really cool feature IMO.
That would also necessitate an 'accept none' option, which no corporation wants.
FYI, the relevant European legislation says that ignoring the banner means exactly this—it’s all required to be voluntary opt-in, consent freely given. My impression is that >90% of cookie banners are utterly non-compliant, and thus a total waste of everyone’s time.
And I assume Google would refuse to implement it being that their business is tracking users through various means to serve them ads
Lynx does this.
I think most of those popups are intended for compliance with GDPR. A browser feature that eliminated the interaction might conflict with the intent of the statute.