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Simply enable the “cookie notices” list in ublock origin (available on every platform now, even iOS). According to the EU law if you don’t click accept it’s equ
by cocoto 9mo ago
Simply enable the “cookie notices” list in ublock origin (available on every platform now, even iOS). According to the EU law if you don’t click accept it’s equivalent to denying.
- bcye 9mo agoThis extension gives you more choice than denying or allowing everything though, you get granular choice automatically applied to all websites where it works
- cocoto 9mo agoI think most people don’t want to give consent to any of this so a simple block list is enough.
- bcye 9mo agoWell it does change if you have more of a choice than reject all or allow all (without needing to go into complicated settings each time). Telemetry is not that unpopular - I'd like devs to fix bugs I encounter.
- gempir 9mo agoBreaks many websites though and you'll be wondering why something doesn't work and then you have to remember you checked that ublock checkbox a few months ago.
- benjojo12 9mo agoI think in the last 12 months of using that unlock list I've only counted less than five times where sites have broken with that list enabled, I don't have to even disable the entire list. You just disable u-block for that specific site
- thevinchi 9mo agoUntil this moment, I did the same thing… but right now I realize, this behavior incentivizes a domain owner to intentionally break their site, to trick the visitor to disable their blocker. Then the browser: refreshes the page, downloadz all the thingz… presents cookie banner. I’ve been using uBlock (or Brave) for years now, and when “something doesn’t work right” the first thing I often do is lower my shields… :facepalm: From now on, I’ll just bounce. Keep your cookies, I’m not hungry.
- lol768 9mo agoI've found it to happen much more frequently than that, unfortunately. Usually it's because the modal is two DOM elements - a backdrop, that fades out the rest of the content and sits on top of it/prevents interaction; and the actual consent modal. Websites then use various mechanisms to prevent scrolling. uBlock is often only removing the actual dialog, so you end up with a page you can't scroll up or down and can't interact with. If you're going to turn the filters on, it's worth being aware of this because it's far from flawless.
- guenthert 9mo agoComplain and use a different site. There are only few websites which offer a truly unique service. If enough complain and walk away, something might finally change.
- Dilettante_ 9mo agoThanks for the warning, I'd turned on those lists when I read the parent comment and would not have had a good time troubleshooting that.
- worble 9mo agoI've never seen a website break from this, got any examples?
- linker3000 9mo agoLinkedIn - it takes you to the allow/deny page but doesn't automate things. It used to be that the LinkedIn login would get stuck in a cycle around this, but now it just dumps you on to the consent page.
- rsynnott 9mo agoI mean, no great loss.
- nextlevelwizard 9mo agoIf a website gets broken by this it isn’t a site worth visiting
- Fraaaank 9mo ago> According to the EU law if you don’t click accept it’s equivalent to denying. The result is the same. Technically there's no such thing as denying, only providing (explicit) consent. If consent is required and no consent is provided, then there is no ground for processing.
- atoav 9mo agoAlso: the consent has to be informed consent. Me clicking away a nag banner, even if I click "accept" isn't informed consent by the definition of the law. You want to share my data with your 300+ "partners" legally? Good luck informing me about all the ways in which every of those single partners is using my data. If you are unable to inform me I can't give consent, even if I click "Accept all". That is however a you-problem, not a me-problem. If you share my data nontheless you are breaking the law.
- neodymiumphish 9mo agoUndoing whatever data collection and sharing, as well as seeking and obtaining restitution, is probably a much harder problem to solve (for you) if you select accept.
- JCattheATM 9mo agoA lot of the notices provide exactly the info you need to be informed, it's on you if you want to read it or not.
- atoav 9mo agoAre you sure? Most notices provide a list of partners. What needs to be provided is a list of who gets to see which data for which purpose. Most lists I have ever seen are lists that are not informing me of that, especially the lengthy ones. The only ones that comply are very short lists by privacy conscious website owners.
- JCattheATM 9mo ago
- geor9e 9mo agoBut I don't want to auto deny. I want my shopping carts to work. I want websites to save my login and preferences. I just don't want the pop-ups. So this extension is great.
- cccbbbaaa 9mo agoLogin, preferences, or shopping cart cookies (aka “functional cookies”) do not need consent. I never saw a banner that allowed me to disable them.