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Emrys

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24. Somebody mentioned uBlock Origin up there,

Reply to grumpyduck (Original post)

Tue Nov 30, 2021, 04:28 PM

Nov 2021

there are a bunch of similar plugins you can add to most browsers that can give you back some control over how you're tracked and what cookies get deposited on your computer. Refusing certain cookies etc. may affect the usability of a site (or deny you access altogether in some cases), so you may have to go through some trial and error and do some whitelisting.

One popular one I use is Ghostery, which serves all my needs: https://www.ghostery.com/ghostery-browser-extension

For example, on DU, which isn't bad for intrusion, it has one advertising and one site analytic tracker blocked for me (as a star member).

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I am so sick of all these website cookies. [View all] grumpyduck Nov 2021 OP

Interesting. You say "it's my computer," MineralMan Nov 2021 #1

I see your point, grumpyduck Nov 2021 #2

Yes, indeed, that is what's going on. MineralMan Nov 2021 #3

"If you're going to use someone else's computer, you're going to have to do what they require... " grumpyduck Nov 2021 #4

Yes, of course. MineralMan Nov 2021 #6

They want your information so they can sell it MiniMe Nov 2021 #12

Yes. That's part of their business model. MineralMan Nov 2021 #14

Exactly. Don't want to pay for service? DO WITHOUT. Hortensis Nov 2021 #25

I just ran across this site. Mosby Nov 2021 #5

Sure. Were you surprised? MineralMan Nov 2021 #7

Most of their data is derived from public records and not cookies LeftInTX Nov 2021 #11

Yeah, I know all that. Mosby Nov 2021 #28

You can stop using the Internet and the problem goes away USALiberal Nov 2021 #17

Browsers such as Chrome can be set to "delete all cookies" each time you close the ap FakeNoose Nov 2021 #8

Sometimes I'm able to access entire articles Mme. Defarge Nov 2021 #9

uBlock Origin takes care of a lot of nonsense. hunter Nov 2021 #10

This is a EU policy that was started in 2021 LeftInTX Nov 2021 #13

"EU requires all sites that have cookies, to require consent." grumpyduck Nov 2021 #16

Wild, wild west Dave says Nov 2021 #30

Add me to your list of signatories DFW Nov 2021 #15

cookies have been around for decades. they are not a new thing. as posted above the EU has a msongs Nov 2021 #18

Yes they have grumpyduck Nov 2021 #19

There are two issues here: the existence of cookies and the consent to them... brooklynite Nov 2021 #20

Okay, so in the EU, if someone doesn't consent, grumpyduck Nov 2021 #22

That's dependent on the website. brooklynite Nov 2021 #23

Existed for over a decade? Try since 1994 at Netscape. Torchlight Nov 2021 #29

I find it far more annoying to deal with all of these popups nagging me... Silent3 Nov 2021 #21

Somebody mentioned uBlock Origin up there, Emrys Nov 2021 #24

FireFox w/NoScript, uBlock, DuckDuckGo's Privacy Essentials & EFF's Badger cuts all ads/tracking out TheBlackAdder Nov 2021 #26

DuckDuckGo WarGamer Nov 2021 #27

Cookie Bro is a browser add-on canetoad Nov 2021 #31