Finer points, my point is just about people wishing to view web pages.

I don't know that most web admins can tell if they should float a banner, so vague is the law.

Technically, I think if you have the default Apache logging configured and you read those logs, you should probably float that banner.

I believe you're mistaken. GDPR allows you to record IP addresses for normal operation of a site, which specifically includes logging. No banner is required.

GDPR is not "vague" about this; perhaps you haven't read it (as laws go, it's pretty easy to read).

It's easy to read because it's vague, and it's going to allow some regulator to decide whether my use of IP addresses constitutes "normal operation." Puts a hell of a lot of trust in government officials to decide who is worthy of prosecution.

It reminds me of the war on drugs in a lot of ways.