Seeing more sites with cookie warning popups

Has anything changed to bring this on

[denisl]

Over the last month or two, I seem to be seeing a lot more sites with warning popups about cookies, giving the option (I assume) to opt out.

This cookie law apeared to be a bit of a damp sqib last year - haas anything changed recently?

[lucy24]

Was there a time limit on the law? Ordinarily laws don't go into effect the very instant they're enacted; there's a particular date, either express or implied. So all the sites that didn't want to pay a developer for half an hour's work have waited until they can get it done by a summer intern or a visiting nephew :)

[engine]

No deadline at all. You're right, a damp squib.

UK's ICO Changes Cookie Law Policy To Implied Consent [webmasterworld.com]

It's now so watered down that it's as good as meaningless, imho.

It's now become irritating to see those popups.

[piatkow]

I have seen a lot more recently too, it gets really annoying.

[engine]

That's right, piatkow, and because us folks clear our cookies regularly, we keep getting the messages.

I hope it's annoying the bureaucrats, too, as they devised it.

[piatkow]

and because us folks clear our cookies regularly, we keep getting the messages.

I hope it's annoying the bureaucrats, too, as they devised it.

The point is that these are NOT required.