Why is the Web better now that we have cookie policy popups everywhere?

A nice side effect of the cookie policy notices is it's like cockroaches scattering upon exposure to light.

Yeah, it's not pretty to look at, but now you know they were there the whole time.

It will be when the answering to those popups can be done by API, I believe...

That's the problem with the GDPR. Excellent idea, but badly executed. Something like the DNT-Header should have been in the law, saying that the user only wants the really necessary cookies.