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Of course not. Only titans of industry and the landed gentry of the executive class are allowed to "move fast and break things", "ask for forgiveness rather than permission" and take "imperfect action rather than perfect action."

It's more morally permissible for corporate decision makers to install a global surveillance complex than for civil servants to attempt to regulate it.

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> It's more morally permissible for corporate decision makers to install a global surveillance complex

No, it's more transparent. Unlike cookie banners.

If only cookie banners protected the consumer, but shadow cookies work fine.

That's a misuderstanding of the banners. The requirement is to get consent to track someone and/or process their personal information in a way that is not strictly necessary or covered by contract. The mechanism that does the tracking is irrelevant.

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