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I hate those cookie prompts so much I get Cookie Rage every time they appear. I rather be tracked from here to infinity than see another cookie prompt in a site

by harel 4y ago

I hate those cookie prompts so much I get Cookie Rage every time they appear. I rather be tracked from here to infinity than see another cookie prompt in a site i approved yesterday.

c7DJTLrn 4y ago
I'm beyond Cookie Rage. I'm into Cookie Despair, maybe even Cookie Depression.
- frereubu 4y ago
  You're almost there. The five stages of cookie despair: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_stages_of_grief https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_stages_of_grief in case the reference is too niche)
  - c7DJTLrn 4y ago
    To reach Cookie Acceptance I might need a Cookie Therapist. (sorry, I'm in a silly mood)
  - mike_hock 4y ago
    1. mistrust 2. disdain 3. anger 4. rage 5. fury
suralind 4y ago
there's a chrome extension which I think is called "I don't care about cookies" :)
- Quarrel 4y ago
  Which was bought by Avast, so lots of people switched to the forked open version [1] (thank you GPL). [1] https://github.com/OhMyGuus/I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies https://github.com/OhMyGuus/I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies
robswc 4y ago
Do they not remember your decision? Most sites I visit never have them and if they do, only need to select it once.
- deleted 4y ago
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- vitehozonage 4y ago
  You are likely keeping all your cookies which is a huge privacy problem. If sites remember who you are between sessions then of course they can track you. With addons like Cookie AutoDelete this doesnt happen. If security conscious it would be recommended to also use disposable VMs for browser sessions like with Qubes OS. Otherwise, with persistence like you describe, it's crazy to me that one bad click could so easily compromise you forever
- hewlett 4y ago
  If you reject cookies, the site has no way of knowing you have rejected cookies the next time you visit. You need a cookie in order to store the cookie decision
  - asddubs 4y ago
    prompts are not necessary for functional cookies
  - Raicuparta 4y ago
    Browsers provide multiple ways to store data like that locally, you don't need cookies. And even if you did, you wouldn't need consent to store that preference.
  - serial_dev 4y ago
    I think this is false? A rejected cookie preference could be stored client side in local storage and depending on that value you could decide whether to show the cookie prompt.
    - 4y ago
louthy 4y ago
Install the consent-o-matic extension. It fills out the forms automatically. It doesn’t catch everything, but is mostly pretty good… Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/consent-o-matic/mdjildafknihdffpkfmmpnpoiajfjnjd?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/consent-o-matic/md... Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consent-o-matic/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consent-o-mat... The thing that really grinds my gears is the phrase “We care about your privacy”. Bullshit! If you cared you wouldn’t even need to ask for consent!
- rcMgD2BwE72F 4y ago
  How is it better than https://github.com/OhMyGuus/I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies https://github.com/OhMyGuus/I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies
- bombolo 4y ago
  doesn't work in most cases
  - louthy 4y ago
    it works in most cases
- JohnFen 4y ago
  > “We care about your privacy”. Bullshit! That's not bullshit. They really do care about your privacy. They care a lot about relieving you of it.
exrook 4y ago
Try adding the EasyList Cookie List[0] to your adblocker to block them all. It's present in the uBlock Origin filter list settings under Annoyances but not enabled by default. HN readers may also find some of the other default disabled filter lists interesting such as the AdGuard URL Tracking Protection list which strips tracking parameters from URLs. [0] https://easylist.to/#easylist-cookie-list https://easylist.to/#easylist-cookie-list
- Sephr 4y ago
  Note that using this blocker list can actually increase first party tracking if it blocks a properly configured user respecting consent management platform.
  - aembleton 4y ago
    If it blocks the form then permsission hasn't been given, so if it is properly configured they won't be tracking you.
    - Sephr 4y ago
      Not all consent managers are just forms. Some of them contain enforcement technology and some block lists do not differentiate between the forms and the enforcement technology, even when the consent managers make it easy to differentiate and block individual components. For example, the manner in which Brave blocks Transcend Consent Manager can increase first party tracking due to Transcend Consent Manager being blocked in its entirety.

by harel 4y ago

I hate those cookie prompts so much I get Cookie Rage every time they appear. I rather be tracked from here to infinity than see another cookie prompt in a site i approved yesterday.

c7DJTLrn 4y ago

I'm beyond Cookie Rage. I'm into Cookie Despair, maybe even Cookie Depression.

frereubu 4y ago
You're almost there. The five stages of cookie despair: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_stages_of_grief https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_stages_of_grief in case the reference is too niche)
- c7DJTLrn 4y ago
  To reach Cookie Acceptance I might need a Cookie Therapist. (sorry, I'm in a silly mood)
- mike_hock 4y ago
  1. mistrust 2. disdain 3. anger 4. rage 5. fury

suralind 4y ago

there's a chrome extension which I think is called "I don't care about cookies" :)

Quarrel 4y ago
Which was bought by Avast, so lots of people switched to the forked open version [1] (thank you GPL). [1] https://github.com/OhMyGuus/I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies https://github.com/OhMyGuus/I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies

robswc 4y ago

Do they not remember your decision? Most sites I visit never have them and if they do, only need to select it once.

deleted 4y ago
[deleted]
vitehozonage 4y ago
You are likely keeping all your cookies which is a huge privacy problem. If sites remember who you are between sessions then of course they can track you. With addons like Cookie AutoDelete this doesnt happen. If security conscious it would be recommended to also use disposable VMs for browser sessions like with Qubes OS. Otherwise, with persistence like you describe, it's crazy to me that one bad click could so easily compromise you forever
hewlett 4y ago
If you reject cookies, the site has no way of knowing you have rejected cookies the next time you visit. You need a cookie in order to store the cookie decision
- asddubs 4y ago
  prompts are not necessary for functional cookies
- Raicuparta 4y ago
  Browsers provide multiple ways to store data like that locally, you don't need cookies. And even if you did, you wouldn't need consent to store that preference.
- serial_dev 4y ago
  I think this is false? A rejected cookie preference could be stored client side in local storage and depending on that value you could decide whether to show the cookie prompt.
  - 4y ago

louthy 4y ago

Install the consent-o-matic extension. It fills out the forms automatically. It doesn’t catch everything, but is mostly pretty good… Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/consent-o-matic/mdjildafknihdffpkfmmpnpoiajfjnjd?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/consent-o-matic/md... Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consent-o-matic/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consent-o-mat... The thing that really grinds my gears is the phrase “We care about your privacy”. Bullshit! If you cared you wouldn’t even need to ask for consent!

rcMgD2BwE72F 4y ago
How is it better than https://github.com/OhMyGuus/I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies https://github.com/OhMyGuus/I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies
bombolo 4y ago
doesn't work in most cases
- louthy 4y ago
  it works in most cases
JohnFen 4y ago
> “We care about your privacy”. Bullshit! That's not bullshit. They really do care about your privacy. They care a lot about relieving you of it.

exrook 4y ago

Try adding the EasyList Cookie List[0] to your adblocker to block them all. It's present in the uBlock Origin filter list settings under Annoyances but not enabled by default. HN readers may also find some of the other default disabled filter lists interesting such as the AdGuard URL Tracking Protection list which strips tracking parameters from URLs. [0] https://easylist.to/#easylist-cookie-list https://easylist.to/#easylist-cookie-list

Sephr 4y ago
Note that using this blocker list can actually increase first party tracking if it blocks a properly configured user respecting consent management platform.
- aembleton 4y ago
  If it blocks the form then permsission hasn't been given, so if it is properly configured they won't be tracking you.
  - Sephr 4y ago
    Not all consent managers are just forms. Some of them contain enforcement technology and some block lists do not differentiate between the forms and the enforcement technology, even when the consent managers make it easy to differentiate and block individual components. For example, the manner in which Brave blocks Transcend Consent Manager can increase first party tracking due to Transcend Consent Manager being blocked in its entirety.