Doesn't matter if you care. IPs have been ruled to be personal information and GDPR mandates that the collection of personal information requires informed conse

Doesn't matter if you care. IPs have been ruled to be personal information and GDPR mandates that the collection of personal information requires informed consent — regardless of whether you use cookies or some other mechanism to do so. If you don't care, switch on DNT and never see those banners again (assuming this ruling preveils).