> By giving them a dialog that clearly describes what they are opting in to, with a clear "I do not agree" button, that does not degrade the user's use of the website.
And what if your cat walks across the keyboard and accidentally consents, but you never even realized it? Should there be a consent banner across the top at all times? Or what if you are drunk when you are surfing the web and didn't understand your rights when you accidentally consented (drunk people can't consent - the website raped your privacy)?
Then, assuming that you can evidence that you followed the guidance, and you implement the rest of the GDPR, which gives the person in question a mechanism to revoke their consent, you're pretty much definitely fine. You realise that we're not out on a witch hunt here, right?
And what if your cat walks across the keyboard and accidentally consents, but you never even realized it? Should there be a consent banner across the top at all times? Or what if you are drunk when you are surfing the web and didn't understand your rights when you accidentally consented (drunk people can't consent - the website raped your privacy)?