I'm with you on this one. For instance, I run a site that allows users to adjust the text size with handy javascript buttons. Cookies are what lets the site remember what text size a user prefers when they come back. Sure, I could use buttons that trigger a php script and store the preference in a session variable. But, then their preference is only saved for the duration of the session, and they have to reload the page just to change text size one notch... why bother? If we need cookie legislation, it should be crafted to target the problematic areas of the technology -- not the entire concept.