[zild3d]

I've found more often than not they can just be ignored?

[slig]

Me too. If I ignore or decline, then the next pageview will show the same banner. It's nuts, but I guess it's new normal.

[AstralStorm]

Then fight fire with fire. Remove the banner.

Ultimately, the site is not allowed to collect data without your consent, but many sites illegally set cookies or store your data in logs before you consent, or even if you decline. With cookies, it is easy to detect bad actors, but not so much with logging.