I had not realized that I was not the emperor of the United States. I appreciate you cluing me in on the situation. It would have made for awkward conversation at my High School reunion when people ask what I do for a living now-a-days :p
And I ask: what is your point? Do you disagree with any of the points I have made? I am talking about a specific concept of a "cookie law".
I am not talking about the generalities of privacy and security, which you are. I have never stated that I think the government has zero role in the area of digital privacy and security.
You said "Guess what: Your digital security and privacy is your responsibility." and then later you referred to "the small minority of people, like many here, who are hyper vigilante about digital privacy." Those are just your opinions and characterizations and they don't have anything to do with cookies.
Yes, that is my opinion. That is my take on life: Everything is your responsibility that you can reasonably manage. In my view, you can't depend on the government or anyone else to take that mantle of responsibility from you as an individual. If they can help, great. But I'm not depending on it.
If there is something practical and cost effective that the government has the responsibility to enact, I'll hear out the idea. But this is not one of those ideas--as you said--in my personal opinion.
And I ask: what is your point? Do you disagree with any of the points I have made? I am talking about a specific concept of a "cookie law".
I am not talking about the generalities of privacy and security, which you are. I have never stated that I think the government has zero role in the area of digital privacy and security.
Do you have a specific point to make?