And yet, these cookie banners appeared after the law was passed. We all know why. It's because of the law, and because the law forces companies to react a certain way in order to avoid legal trouble.
The vast majority of cookie popups are illegal.
Hopefully the EU will continue enforcing until people actually either implement them legally or realise the tracking isn't worth the cost
How do you suppose should making tracking illegal be done then?
GDPR applies to all tracking, not just cookies. My browser's settings don't, and can't.