[lmkg]

> when it comes to cookies, consent is almost always required

We are in agreement. It seems I wasn't clear enough in my original post, but this is my overall point. GDPR doesn't require consent, but consent is required because of ePD.

> latest draft of its new version

> So Matomo can still do without the user consent

The new draft is not law yet. It's been 6 months away from passing for several years now. In the meantime, fines are still being issued under the existing law. Google got fined a hundred million euro last month in France, and that fine was very specifically ePD and not GDPR for a variety fo reasons.