(author here - if there are any questions or remarks, do let me know!)

What you say is true for some police forces in some countries, but not for others.

wow that is dedication 1970-01-01! :-)

There are already some practical restrictions on non-127.0.0.1 http cookies. I fully expect more of this in the future. And a good thing too.

Added these references to https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/on-long-term-software-deve..., thanks!

Added this book to https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/on-long-term-software-deve..., thanks!

Added this to https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/on-long-term-software-deve..., thanks!

(author here - suggestions very welcome!)

blush :-)

Well the problem is that policy makers and large industrial companies HAVE heard of it, and think it is "what is happening in Europe". And they should stop thinking that, hence this article.