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"Better" would mean not seeing cookie dialogs at all.

The EU's ePrivacy Regulation[1] has (or had - it seems to fluctuate) a goal to move cookie consent into the user's browser settings.

There has (perhaps predictably) been significant lobbying against that by entrenched industry players, so we'll see what emerges as a result.

(I have to admit I'm not up-to-date on the latest happenings regarding this regulation)

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPrivacy_Regulation

I meant not bothering with it at all. I, and many others, don't care about cookie tracking. These "cookie warnings" waste users' time, and, to a lesser extent, developer time (but at least we get paid to implement pointless stuff.) Every time I see one of those pop ups, it raises my blood pressure.

Sorry, I was unclear: that's what I meant, too.

You would find cookie consent options in your browser settings (for example, near "Privacy Settings"), and you would configure your rules there (with sensible defaults).

You shouldn't see any cookie consent pop-ups while browsing the web, as a result of that -- your browser would communicate your preferences for you.

As I said though: I'm unclear on the status of the ePrivacy Regulation.

Agreed! A working "do not track" option would be ideal for everyone... I doubt that will ever happen.

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