If intent and actual effects of EU cookie law are anything to go by, EU Safe Harbor is going to create:<p>- a &quot;value-add&quot; or middleman opportunity on service provider side (think hosting companies differentiating themselves as compliant, like in discussed piece, or offers of &quot;one stop EU compliance&quot;, and similar check-box ticking);<p>- more annoying popups for users (&quot;this service is not available in your country&quot;, &quot;click here to acknowledge you are outside EU&quot;, etc).