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.
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.