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[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 55 points 1 day ago (5 children)

How does uBlock Origin help here, though?
I don't think it blocks Cookie banners?

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It can hide the popup but all the rapist advertising companies take that as yes because you didn't say no.

Use consent-o-matic to automatically opt out.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Doesn't matter if I opt in or out if I just delete them all on closing the browser and they all disappear.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 5 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Cookie AutoDelete for Firefox and Chrome.

Source

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 16 hours ago

Firefox can be set to delete them when the browser closes without plugins

[–] SwooshBakery624@programming.dev 4 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Don't do that.

Cookie extensions

❗️Sanitizing in-session is a false sense of privacy. They do nothing for IP tracking. Even Tor Browser does not sanitize in-session e.g. when you request a new circuit. A new ID requires both full sanitizing and a new IP. The same applies to Firefox

❗️Cookie extensions can lack APIs or implementation of them to properly sanitize: e.g.

⚠️ [last checked Nov 2024], Cookie Auto Delete even instructs it's users to disable Total Cookie Protection - ⚠️ DO NOT DO THIS ⚠️

As of Firefox 86, strict mode is not supported at this time due to missing APIs to handle the Total Cookie Protection [... followed by instructions]

https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/4.1-Extensions

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

"don't lock your door, it does not prevent scammers from getting your home address"

???

yeah, we know deleting cookies doesn't prevent IP tracking, that's also why I use a VPN

[–] pr3d@eviltoast.org 4 points 13 hours ago

I don't get it. Of course it doesn't help with IP tracking of fingerprinting, but it deletes all cookies when I leave a site. My browsers runs very long on desktop and mobile, so Firefox's 'Delete cookies on close' doesn't help much.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is that needed if ublock already stops all the tracking scripts from loading?

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes. Because cookies are used for tracking and can be set without the aid of Javascript.

For anyone interested, cookies pre-date Javascript and are baked in the HTTP protocol by way of a Set-Cookie header that the browser responds to by storing whatever information accompanies the Set-Cookie header; usually a unique id that can then be used to track what pages on a domain you visit.

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

uMatrix once again to the rescue. It can block cookies. The only downside to uMatrix is that it dis-/allows based on su domain, so you can't accept a log-in cookie and reject the tracking cookie, if they are served by the same subdomain.

[–] joe@lemmy.today 11 points 1 day ago

By default it does nothing about the banners, but blocks most tracking cookies. With some config, it can both enforce a comprehensive cookie policy you set, and hide the banners for you.

[–] HyperfocusSurfer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It does, if you choose so. Settings -> filter lists -> cookie notices -> easylist/ubo cookie notices + adguard/ubo cookie notices

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago

Thanks a lot!
Just activated it, and a short test on two of the news sites I visit regularly confirmed it to be working! :-)

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 day ago

It does, just need to enable the filter list for it. It'll block most annoying things on top of the usual ads.

[–] blackbeans@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

It helps partially. As it will block known trackers and tracking cookies.