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Consent Mode and GDPR: GDPR requirement: Get consent before placing non-essential cookies. This is law, not optional. Consent Mode role: Technical implementation that:
- Respects user consent choices
- Sends anonymized pings when denied
- Maintains some measurement capability Three approaches: 1. No Consent Mode (risky): 2. Block until consent (compliant but loses data): 3. Consent Mode (compliant + data): Why Consent Mode helps:
- GDPR compliant
- Still get estimated conversions
- Google Ads can optimize
- Better than nothing Not a consent solution: Consent Mode doesn't show banners...