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> Concretely, is there something like Adblock that can be done for cookies?

I use a combination of two browser extensions: Cookie AutoDelete[0] and I don't care about cookies[1]. The second hides any GDPR 'compliance' popup; the first deletes any cookies set by a website when you close the last tab with it open. Both extensions have whitelist functionality.

[0] https://github.com/Cookie-AutoDelete/Cookie-AutoDelete

[1] https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/

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worble1y ago

ublock origin now has specific filters for cookie popups, you just need to turn them on in the filter lists. I'd say this is probably preferential to downloading another addon (that already had a scare with being sold off)

lucumo1y ago

> I don't care about cookies[1]. The second hides any GDPR 'compliance' popup > [1] https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/

I like to use Consent-o-Matic[1] for this. IDCAC accepts tracking when ignoring the request doesn't work. CoM rejects all tracking on those popups. I like the slight Fuck Off that that sends.

[1] https://consentomatic.au.dk/

anticensor1y ago

Firefox has built-in consent banner decline feature, see how to enable it: https://www.ghacks.net/2022/12/24/configure-firefox-to-rejec...

Tarq0n1y ago

GDPR compliance isn't about cookies, it's about processing personal data. You can be tracked without cookies, so ignore these at your own peril.

tremon1y ago

GDPR compliance also requires explicit opt-in, so ignoring those popups has the same effect as refusing to be tracked. YMMV of course, but I don't see why ignoring cookie banners should lead to worse results than laboriously denying to be auctioned off.

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