I totally agree with your first point! Not giving consent shouldn't be treated as "okay, but we'll still do it" scenario.
Second and third, I'm not saying I'm trusting Google, I'm saying I'm trusting the EU and all the auditors that target Google (which, by the way, includes us Lemmy Lawyers), meaning the likelihood nowadays that Google isn't compliant to GDPR, in my view, is next to zero. Way more than if it was some custom consent screen by some arbitrary company. If Google is "sneaking something in" it's because the GDPR law allowed it via loopholes or different interpretation.
Also, watch your tone, no need to get aggressive. I merely pointed out that Google has more knowledge of GDPR laws than people on Lemmy. People on Lemmy, me included, has varied interpretations of GDPR laws (as is clearly demonstrated in the other sibling replies to my original comment, where they both interpreted it differently in separate clauses), since most are not educated lawyers. Law is all about interpretation, not just reading. So "assuming you're capable of reading" is quite irrelevant.
I would fire him if he kept insisting on having his shifts under control. What absolute madman puts their shift under control?