In reply to Leo.

I believe we will see an adoption much like the EU Cookie Law (adopted in JetPack 4.9). It takes time, and not all websites will get it at first.

However, the ones that will adapt quickly are medium and large organizations that have a strong obligation to obey such EU regulations. Now, I don't have the numbers, but I'm guessing it's a huge amount of WordPress sites, that all of a sudden becomes un-trustworthy - which is not acceptable to their owners.

If the community does not set a standard that fits the ecosystem, then those companies might need to seek a more custom build website. A loss for WordPress and the community in general.

On a more personal level, you could say, that no matter the legislation, there is a strong surge towards privacy, and users are beginning to ask for this kind of protection and knowledge that their data is not misused.