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Nice, this is also what I found. More from the GDPR website but still vague.
There are 2 more questions it sounds like OP is asking -
I didn't see any answers to these questions in my quick read-through. Nothing about default settings on the GDPR website and the menu thing sounds like obfuscation. Now whether it's to make the cookie menu more user friendly or gather more data for the company... or both? Don't know. The GDPR website does mention that
So maybe the legal side for this is still in the works.
It's extra weird because by definition, whatever they thought "legitimate interest" really meant, they wouldn't need your consent for. That's a different letter or clause or whatever.
Sounds like a loophole to make unnecessary cookies bypass the opt-out choice.