It would be cool if we could develop a protocol where users could flip a setting on their browser that tells every website they visit that the user has consciously, legally opted-in to all cookies. Heck, it would be cool to also have an option that says I accept all your Privacy Policies and Terms of Agreement, so don't show me any banners related to those either.
Many websites legally need opt-in permission to put (and use) a tracking cookie, so unless the user intentionally chooses to do opt in, they're not legally permitted to do so even if the internet technologies enable them to make it happen.
There are many things that are technically easily possible, but prohibited unless certain nontechnical conditions are met. Tracking cookies is one of them.
Opening a browser doesn't constitute freely opting in to your specific use of data; at most it constitutes not opting out, but that's not legally sufficient.
