Yes, that very much is an example of the law being badly written. "Prior to giving consent, the data subject shall be informed thereof." Means there must be s

Yes, that very much is an example of the law being badly written. "Prior to giving consent, the data subject shall be informed thereof." Means there must be some sort of a cookie notification (which could of course take a small space of the screen, but still). The existence of this notification makes it easier to initially give consent. If withdrawing later is to be as easy, the notification must never disappear.