The cookie law was flawed from the beginning because it allowed companies an opt-out mechanism (which we see via these cookie banners). This is even the case if

The cookie law was flawed from the beginning because it allowed companies an opt-out mechanism (which we see via these cookie banners). This is even the case if the user does not consent. A company cannot force or even ask a user to opt out of GDPR so, unless a company misreads the law, we won't be seeing useless GDPR banners.