diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 39c38dfcd..615341701 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ products/**/*.json
 src/**/blogs.json
 src/**/feeds.json
 
+# localized Medium feed images (regenerated at build by scripts/feed2json.js)
+static/img/blog-feed/
+
 # playwright
 .playwright-storage.json
 .pw-user-data/
diff --git a/docusaurus-plugin-gtm/index.js b/docusaurus-plugin-gtm/index.js
index afb8de86f..0bd1b0c3b 100644
--- a/docusaurus-plugin-gtm/index.js
+++ b/docusaurus-plugin-gtm/index.js
@@ -1,13 +1,50 @@
 module.exports = function (context, options) {
   const isProd = process.env.NODE_ENV === "production";
+  const storageKey = options.storageKey || "cookie-consent-preferences";
+  const waitForUpdate = options.waitForUpdate || 500;
+
   return {
     name: "docusaurus-plugin-gtm",
     injectHtmlTags() {
       if (!isProd) {
         return {};
       }
+
+      const consentDefault = `
+(function(){
+  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
+  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
+  window.gtag = window.gtag || gtag;
+  gtag('consent','default',{
+    ad_storage:'denied',
+    ad_user_data:'denied',
+    ad_personalization:'denied',
+    analytics_storage:'denied',
+    functionality_storage:'denied',
+    personalization_storage:'denied',
+    security_storage:'granted',
+    wait_for_update:${waitForUpdate}
+  });
+  gtag('set','ads_data_redaction',true);
+  try {
+    var c = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(${JSON.stringify(storageKey)}));
+    if (c && c.consentGiven) {
+      gtag('consent','update',{
+        ad_storage: c.marketing?'granted':'denied',
+        ad_user_data: c.marketing?'granted':'denied',
+        ad_personalization: c.marketing?'granted':'denied',
+        analytics_storage: c.analytics?'granted':'denied',
+        functionality_storage: c.functional?'granted':'denied',
+        personalization_storage: c.functional?'granted':'denied'
+      });
+    }
+  } catch (e) {}
+})();`;
+
       return {
         headTags: [
+          // Consent Mode defaults must run before the GTM loader below.
+          { tagName: "script", innerHTML: consentDefault },
           `<!-- Google Tag Manager -->
   <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':
   new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],
diff --git a/docusaurus.config.ts b/docusaurus.config.ts
index 5e9d5ac8a..edd376cec 100644
--- a/docusaurus.config.ts
+++ b/docusaurus.config.ts
@@ -1324,6 +1324,10 @@ const config = {
       require.resolve("./docusaurus-plugin-gtm/index.js"),
       {
         gtm: "GTM-PLXD79N",
+        // Must match STORAGE_KEY in src/components/CookieConsent/consent.js —
+        // the head script reads this to replay a returning visitor's choice
+        // before GTM loads.
+        storageKey: "cookie-consent-preferences",
       },
     ],
     tailwindPlugin,
diff --git a/scripts/feed2json.js b/scripts/feed2json.js
index 88efadfbf..b24630d5d 100644
--- a/scripts/feed2json.js
+++ b/scripts/feed2json.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ const fs = require("fs");
 const https = require("https");
 const http = require("http");
 const zlib = require("zlib");
+const path = require("path");
+const crypto = require("crypto");
 const { URL } = require("url");
 const xml2js = require("xml2js");
 
@@ -421,10 +423,137 @@ async function parseRSS(source) {
   }
 }
 
+// ---------------- Localize feed images (build-time) ----------------
+// Medium feed content references images and a tracking pixel on medium.com
+// domains. BlogCard both scrapes content_html for a card image and injects it
+// via innerHTML, so those remote assets get requested by the browser and set
+// third-party cookies before consent. To avoid that, at build time we download
+// the hero image locally and strip all remote <img> tags (including the
+// medium.com/_/stat pixel) so the client never requests anything off-site.
+const IMG_DIR = path.join(__dirname, "..", "static", "img", "blog-feed");
+const IMG_PUBLIC_BASE = "/img/blog-feed";
+const STAT_PIXEL_RE = /medium\.com\/_\/stat/i;
+const EXT_BY_TYPE = {
+  "image/jpeg": ".jpg",
+  "image/jpg": ".jpg",
+  "image/png": ".png",
+  "image/webp": ".webp",
+  "image/gif": ".gif",
+  "image/avif": ".avif",
+};
+
+function fetchImageBuffer(fileUrl, redirectsLeft = 5) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    let url;
+    try {
+      url = new URL(fileUrl);
+    } catch (e) {
+      return reject(e);
+    }
+    const client = url.protocol === "https:" ? https : http;
+    const req = client.get(
+      fileUrl,
+      {
+        headers: {
+          "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; pan.dev-feed-image-fetch)",
+          Accept: "image/*,*/*",
+        },
+      },
+      (res) => {
+        const status = res.statusCode || 0;
+        if (status >= 300 && status < 400 && res.headers.location) {
+          res.resume();
+          if (redirectsLeft <= 0)
+            return reject(new Error("Too many redirects"));
+          const next = new URL(res.headers.location, fileUrl).toString();
+          return resolve(fetchImageBuffer(next, redirectsLeft - 1));
+        }
+        if (status !== 200) {
+          res.resume();
+          return reject(
+            new Error(`Image request failed with status ${status}`)
+          );
+        }
+        const chunks = [];
+        res.on("data", (c) => chunks.push(c));
+        res.on("end", () =>
+          resolve({
+            buffer: Buffer.concat(chunks),
+            contentType: (res.headers["content-type"] || "")
+              .split(";")[0]
+              .trim()
+              .toLowerCase(),
+          })
+        );
+        res.on("error", reject);
+      }
+    );
+    req.on("error", reject);
+    req.setTimeout(20000, () =>
+      req.destroy(new Error("Image request timed out"))
+    );
+  });
+}
+
+async function downloadImage(imageUrl) {
+  const { buffer, contentType } = await fetchImageBuffer(imageUrl);
+  const ext =
+    EXT_BY_TYPE[contentType] ||
+    path.extname(new URL(imageUrl).pathname) ||
+    ".jpg";
+  const name =
+    crypto.createHash("sha1").update(imageUrl).digest("hex").slice(0, 16) + ext;
+  fs.mkdirSync(IMG_DIR, { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(IMG_DIR, name), buffer);
+  return `${IMG_PUBLIC_BASE}/${name}`;
+}
+
+function firstContentImage(html) {
+  const re = /<img[^>]+src="([^"]+)"/gi;
+  let m;
+  while ((m = re.exec(html))) {
+    const src = m[1];
+    if (STAT_PIXEL_RE.test(src)) continue;
+    if (/^https?:\/\//i.test(src)) return src;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function stripImages(html) {
+  return (html || "").replace(/<img[^>]*>/gi, "");
+}
+
+async function localizeFeedImages(feed) {
+  if (!feed || !Array.isArray(feed.items)) return feed;
+  for (const item of feed.items) {
+    const candidate =
+      item.thumbnail || firstContentImage(item.content_html || "");
+    if (
+      candidate &&
+      /^https?:\/\//i.test(candidate) &&
+      !STAT_PIXEL_RE.test(candidate)
+    ) {
+      try {
+        item.thumbnail = await downloadImage(candidate);
+      } catch (err) {
+        // Leave thumbnail unset so BlogCard falls back to the local stock image.
+        console.error(
+          `[feed] Failed to localize image ${candidate}: ${err.message}`
+        );
+      }
+    }
+    // Remove remote images (incl. the Medium stat pixel) so the client never
+    // requests them, regardless of consent.
+    item.content_html = stripImages(item.content_html || "");
+  }
+  return feed;
+}
+
 // ---------------- Example usage ----------------
 (async () => {
   const source = process.argv[2] || "example.xml";
   const jsonOutput = await parseRSS(source);
+  await localizeFeedImages(jsonOutput);
   console.log(JSON.stringify(jsonOutput, null, 2));
 })();
 
diff --git a/src/components/CookieConsent/consent.js b/src/components/CookieConsent/consent.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef955902a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/CookieConsent/consent.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Shared consent helpers. The storage key and category -> Google signal mapping
+// must stay in sync with docusaurus-plugin-gtm/index.js, which reads the same
+// key on page load to replay the stored choice before GTM fires.
+export const STORAGE_KEY = "cookie-consent-preferences";
+
+function ensureGtag() {
+  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
+  if (typeof window.gtag !== "function") {
+    window.gtag = function () {
+      window.dataLayer.push(arguments);
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+export function readConsent() {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined") return null;
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY));
+  } catch (e) {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export function updateConsent({
+  analytics = false,
+  marketing = false,
+  functional = false,
+} = {}) {
+  const prefs = {
+    necessary: true,
+    analytics,
+    marketing,
+    functional,
+    consentGiven: true,
+    timestamp: Date.now(),
+  };
+
+  try {
+    localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(prefs));
+  } catch (e) {
+    // localStorage unavailable (private mode, etc.) — signal consent anyway.
+  }
+
+  ensureGtag();
+  window.gtag("consent", "update", {
+    ad_storage: marketing ? "granted" : "denied",
+    ad_user_data: marketing ? "granted" : "denied",
+    ad_personalization: marketing ? "granted" : "denied",
+    analytics_storage: analytics ? "granted" : "denied",
+    functionality_storage: functional ? "granted" : "denied",
+    personalization_storage: functional ? "granted" : "denied",
+  });
+
+  window.dispatchEvent(
+    new CustomEvent("cookieConsentChange", { detail: prefs })
+  );
+  return prefs;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/CookieConsent/index.js b/src/components/CookieConsent/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84245870c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/CookieConsent/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import Link from "@docusaurus/Link";
+import { readConsent, updateConsent } from "./consent";
+import "./styles.scss";
+
+export default function CookieConsent() {
+  const [show, setShow] = useState(false);
+
+  // Runs only on the client, so the banner never renders during SSR and can't
+  // cause a hydration mismatch.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!readConsent()?.consentGiven) {
+      setShow(true);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  if (!show) return null;
+
+  const choose = (prefs) => {
+    updateConsent(prefs);
+    setShow(false);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="cookie-consent" role="dialog" aria-label="Cookie consent">
+      <p className="cookie-consent__text">
+        We use cookies to analyze site traffic and improve your experience. See
+        our{" "}
+        <Link to="https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/legal-notices/privacy">
+          Privacy Policy
+        </Link>
+        .
+      </p>
+      <div className="cookie-consent__actions">
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className="cookie-consent__btn cookie-consent__btn--secondary"
+          onClick={() => choose({})}
+        >
+          Reject optional
+        </button>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className="cookie-consent__btn cookie-consent__btn--primary"
+          onClick={() =>
+            choose({ analytics: true, marketing: true, functional: true })
+          }
+        >
+          Accept all
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/CookieConsent/styles.scss b/src/components/CookieConsent/styles.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03cddd1cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/CookieConsent/styles.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+.cookie-consent {
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: 1rem;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translateX(-50%);
+  width: calc(100% - 2rem);
+  max-width: 46em;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
+  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
+  background-color: var(--ifm-background-surface-color);
+  color: var(--ifm-font-color-base);
+  border: 1px solid var(--ifm-color-emphasis-300);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
+  z-index: 1000;
+
+  &__text {
+    margin: 0;
+    flex: 1 1 20em;
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    line-height: 1.4;
+  }
+
+  &__actions {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
+
+  &__btn {
+    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: opacity 0.15s ease;
+
+    &:hover {
+      opacity: 0.85;
+    }
+
+    &--primary {
+      background-color: var(--ifm-color-primary);
+      color: #ffffff;
+    }
+
+    &--secondary {
+      background-color: transparent;
+      border-color: var(--ifm-color-emphasis-400);
+      color: var(--ifm-font-color-base);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 600px) {
+  .cookie-consent {
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: stretch;
+
+    &__actions {
+      justify-content: flex-end;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/theme/Root.js b/src/theme/Root.js
index e4b10422c..d208419de 100644
--- a/src/theme/Root.js
+++ b/src/theme/Root.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import StackdriverErrorReporter from "stackdriver-errors-js";
 import useDocusaurusContext from "@docusaurus/useDocusaurusContext";
 import ExecutionEnvironment from "@docusaurus/ExecutionEnvironment";
 
+import CookieConsent from "@site/src/components/CookieConsent";
+
 // Error Reporter
 export default function Root({ children }) {
   const {
@@ -32,5 +34,10 @@ export default function Root({ children }) {
     };
   }
 
-  return <>{children}</>;
+  return (
+    <>
+      {children}
+      <CookieConsent />
+    </>
+  );
 }