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GDPR consent buttons and statements are as worthless as the California Proposition 65 cancer warning that gets slapped on every consumer product. Any plugins t

GDPR consent buttons and statements are as worthless as the California Proposition 65 cancer warning that gets slapped on every consumer product. Any plugins to strip them out or automatically consent?

Zak 6y ago
Yes: I don't care about cookies https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/ https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/
- ganzuul 6y ago
  An Android version would be great. The mobile web is becoming harder and harder to use.
  - Zak 6y ago
    You can use it on Android with Kiwi Browser, a Chromium derivative. It used to work with Firefox, but it looks like Firefox still hasn't un-broken extensions on Android.
    - tobasq 6y ago
      Looking at the source code suggests that Kiwi is based on Chromium 77. A shame; it's a great idea. We need a mobile browser with extensions.
      - Zak 6y ago
        I suppose that's getting a bit dated, but I'd have to be actively experiencing significant breakage to give up extensions for a browser update. I am not.
ericra 6y ago
ublock origin takes care of most of them. You will want to go to settings > filters and make sure that you have EasyList, EasyPrivacy, and EasyCookie all enabled. I would also recommend Fanboy's Annoyances filter list enabled, as it contains quite a few nice cosmetic filters to block out similar annoying web elements.
- bombcar 6y ago
  Thank you for this! In Chrome it was "right click on UO shield, Options -> Filters, expand and find the ones mentioned."
Nextgrid 6y ago
It's different from the Prop 65 warnings. Unlike those, the GDPR explicitly bans annoying/misleading consent prompts. Merely disclosing tracking isn't enough to comply, consent needs to be: * explicitly opt-in, so no action from the user means they shouldn't be tracked - pre-ticked checkboxes are not allowed * it should be as easy to opt-in as to opt-out, so approaches like a big "accept tracking" button but a "learn more" or putting the deny option in the fine print isn't allowed * needs to be "informed consent", so the user should be made fully aware of what data will be collected and how it will be used * needs to be granular, so the user should be allowed to decide what data to provide and for what purpose * optional - you are not allowed to deny/degrade the service if the user does not consent to tracking The problem is that the GDPR is not being enforced properly. The annoyances you are facing would not be a thing if the law was enforced. It explicitly learned from the earlier "cookie law" which merely enforced disclosure and led to stupid & useless cookie banners with no easy way for the user to actually act on them.
anoncake 6y ago
> Any plugins to strip them out or automatically consent? No, that is literally impossible. If you only press the consent button because it's easier, you didn't consent.

Zak 6y ago

Yes: I don't care about cookies https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/ https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/

ganzuul 6y ago
An Android version would be great. The mobile web is becoming harder and harder to use.
- Zak 6y ago
  You can use it on Android with Kiwi Browser, a Chromium derivative. It used to work with Firefox, but it looks like Firefox still hasn't un-broken extensions on Android.
  - tobasq 6y ago
    Looking at the source code suggests that Kiwi is based on Chromium 77. A shame; it's a great idea. We need a mobile browser with extensions.
    - Zak 6y ago
      I suppose that's getting a bit dated, but I'd have to be actively experiencing significant breakage to give up extensions for a browser update. I am not.

ericra 6y ago

ublock origin takes care of most of them. You will want to go to settings > filters and make sure that you have EasyList, EasyPrivacy, and EasyCookie all enabled. I would also recommend Fanboy's Annoyances filter list enabled, as it contains quite a few nice cosmetic filters to block out similar annoying web elements.

bombcar 6y ago
Thank you for this! In Chrome it was "right click on UO shield, Options -> Filters, expand and find the ones mentioned."

Nextgrid 6y ago

It's different from the Prop 65 warnings. Unlike those, the GDPR explicitly bans annoying/misleading consent prompts. Merely disclosing tracking isn't enough to comply, consent needs to be: * explicitly opt-in, so no action from the user means they shouldn't be tracked - pre-ticked checkboxes are not allowed * it should be as easy to opt-in as to opt-out, so approaches like a big "accept tracking" button but a "learn more" or putting the deny option in the fine print isn't allowed * needs to be "informed consent", so the user should be made fully aware of what data will be collected and how it will be used * needs to be granular, so the user should be allowed to decide what data to provide and for what purpose * optional - you are not allowed to deny/degrade the service if the user does not consent to tracking The problem is that the GDPR is not being enforced properly. The annoyances you are facing would not be a thing if the law was enforced. It explicitly learned from the earlier "cookie law" which merely enforced disclosure and led to stupid & useless cookie banners with no easy way for the user to actually act on them.

anoncake 6y ago

> Any plugins to strip them out or automatically consent? No, that is literally impossible. If you only press the consent button because it's easier, you didn't consent.