> You'll notice the words "cookie" or "banner" appears nowhere in there. That's because they are not in the law at all.

> The only thing that matters is that if an entity wants to track people, they have to let them know in a way that is clear and request their approval

The author does say that it's not about cookies either. It's about tracking.

Sexist?

The article does have a quip about how society teaches _boys_ about consent, which does imply that they read the article even though their next sentence re “whole EU cookie thing” seems completely out of place

What's your system prompt?

what cookie thing are you refering to?