Summary of Why The Web Is Such A Mess

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The web is a mess because of the way advertisers use cookies to track people. Advertisers have databases of data on people's web browsing habits, and the EU's cookie regulations require that all tracking be done with consent.

• 00:00:00 The web is a mess because of the way advertisers use cookies to track people. Initially, only the site that set the cookie could read it back, but this has since been changed. Third-party cookies allow advertisers to track people across the web even when they're not on a page that is advertized by the cookie's advertiser.
• 00:05:00 The web is a mess because advertising companies have huge databases of data on people's web browsing habits. The "Cookie Law" (a euphemism for the EU's cookie regulations) required consent for placing cookies, which was not well thought out because most people just click "OK" when presented with a cookie consent form. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires that all tracking be done with consent, even if the company is not in the EU.