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i just wish i could tell the browser to auto accept all

by werid 4y ago

tgsovlerkhgsel 4y ago
Or better, auto reject all?
- IceWreck 4y ago
  Rejecting all cookies would be disastrous. You wouldn't be able to log in to any website (unless they use JavaScript storage for logging in, which is less secure that cookies) And btw, you can already disable all cookies for a particular website, or all websites in both FF and Chromium. Just click the lock https icon > more info and choose the cookie setting.
  - tgsovlerkhgsel 4y ago
    No, auto-reject what the sites let you reject. Because surprise surprise, actually necessary cookies like you describe don't require consent.
    - IceWreck 4y ago
      > No, auto-reject what the sites let you reject That would require sites to implement some kind of yet-to-exist browser API telling it which cookies are used for tracking and which are not. And why would any website implement that ? The EU can't force websites to implement feature X.
      - aaomidi 4y ago
        I mean the EU can force websites to do whatever. That includes implementing a feature. As we saw with cookie consent law and GDPR. And as we're going to see with interop requirements for chat apps. And the DNT header can be used exactly for that.
  - lucb1e 4y ago
    > Rejecting all cookies would be disastrous. Making the browser not support cookies at all exists, is trivial, and has nothing to do with not opting into consent walls. Virtually nobody uses such extensions because > You wouldn't be able to log in to any website Rather, it's about interacting with these consent walls in an automatic manner to block the tracking cookies that aren't necessary for the website to function. You know, the part that needs consent. But so long as the general public, heck, even techies continue to believe that antiquated lawmakers had no idea what the heck they were talking about when they made all cookies require opt-in (spoiler: that's not what it says), I guess we'll continue to accept consent walls because there is no critical mass to oppose sites that employ them.
rayrag 4y ago
Try "I don't care about cookies" add-on, personally I haven't used it yet so I don't know how good it is. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/i-dont-care-about-cookies/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/i-dont-care-a...
- nicbou 4y ago
  It's good but uBlock can do it on its own if you already use it.
  - rayrag 4y ago
    I have uBlock installed but with default settings and cookie notifications shows up everywhere. Which settings blocks those notifications?
    - JelteF 4y ago
      The "Annoyances" section of the "Filter lists" tab is where you can enable blocking of cookie banners/popups.
      - rayrag 4y ago
        Thanks :)
      - Charlie_26 4y ago
        And does it actually reject them? And is it available on the Android app?
        DangitBobby 4y ago
        It is available on Android. I don't think they can legally track you until you provide consent. They might still do it, but I'll take that chance to make the web less hostile.
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i just wish i could tell the browser to auto accept all

by werid 4y ago

i just wish i could tell the browser to auto accept all

tgsovlerkhgsel 4y ago

Or better, auto reject all?

IceWreck 4y ago
Rejecting all cookies would be disastrous. You wouldn't be able to log in to any website (unless they use JavaScript storage for logging in, which is less secure that cookies) And btw, you can already disable all cookies for a particular website, or all websites in both FF and Chromium. Just click the lock https icon > more info and choose the cookie setting.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 4y ago
  No, auto-reject what the sites let you reject. Because surprise surprise, actually necessary cookies like you describe don't require consent.
  - IceWreck 4y ago
    > No, auto-reject what the sites let you reject That would require sites to implement some kind of yet-to-exist browser API telling it which cookies are used for tracking and which are not. And why would any website implement that ? The EU can't force websites to implement feature X.
    - aaomidi 4y ago
      I mean the EU can force websites to do whatever. That includes implementing a feature. As we saw with cookie consent law and GDPR. And as we're going to see with interop requirements for chat apps. And the DNT header can be used exactly for that.
- lucb1e 4y ago
  > Rejecting all cookies would be disastrous. Making the browser not support cookies at all exists, is trivial, and has nothing to do with not opting into consent walls. Virtually nobody uses such extensions because > You wouldn't be able to log in to any website Rather, it's about interacting with these consent walls in an automatic manner to block the tracking cookies that aren't necessary for the website to function. You know, the part that needs consent. But so long as the general public, heck, even techies continue to believe that antiquated lawmakers had no idea what the heck they were talking about when they made all cookies require opt-in (spoiler: that's not what it says), I guess we'll continue to accept consent walls because there is no critical mass to oppose sites that employ them.

rayrag 4y ago

Try "I don't care about cookies" add-on, personally I haven't used it yet so I don't know how good it is. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/i-dont-care-about-cookies/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/i-dont-care-a...

nicbou 4y ago
It's good but uBlock can do it on its own if you already use it.
- rayrag 4y ago
  I have uBlock installed but with default settings and cookie notifications shows up everywhere. Which settings blocks those notifications?
  - JelteF 4y ago
    The "Annoyances" section of the "Filter lists" tab is where you can enable blocking of cookie banners/popups.
    - rayrag 4y ago
      Thanks :)
    - Charlie_26 4y ago
      And does it actually reject them? And is it available on the Android app?
      - DangitBobby 4y ago
        It is available on Android. I don't think they can legally track you until you provide consent. They might still do it, but I'll take that chance to make the web less hostile.

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