> But since the law says that everybody needs to show that button or lose the ability to know how many people saw their site, you never know whether you're getting the button for an evil site or just one of the millions of other sites you visit every day.
Not sure where you got this from. But GDPR absolutely does not require this.
I see so many websites – even club websites or private blogs – that have a cookie consent banner, but which wouldn't actually need one if they'd just turn off Google Analytics. I just don't get it.
Not sure where you got this from. But GDPR absolutely does not require this.