EU data proposals ensure web user privacy and give adblockers the go-ahead but restrict tracking cookies

The EU has proposed a slew of comms legislation that will bring the likes of Google’s Gmail, Apple’s iMessage, Facebook Messenger and more, under the same user information restrictions currently abided by telecom firms. Amid the changes is also a clarification on adblockers - solely that they're legal to use, and for publishers to track.
Firstly, the newly proposed data protection legislation creates a new issue for internet messaging firms, users would have to opt in to be