The road to hell is paved with good intentions or, as you may call them, cookie pop-ups.
The warnings have scarred the internet sincethe EU made them mandatoryfor most sites.
Lawmakers were understandably concerned about companies tracking users as they browse the web.
The notifications are their attempt to protect our privacy.
Well, thanks I hate them.
It’s free, every week, in your inbox.
There are, however, tools that block and bypass the ubiquitous warnings of these trackers.
Here are three of our favorites:
1.
Super Agent
TheSuper Agentbrowser extension autofills cookie pop-up forms.
After installing the extension, you choose which tracking cookies you want to accept or reject.
The extension then automatically fills out the consent forms based on your preferences.
Super Agent is available onChrome,Firefox,Safari.
The developers say its also coming soon to Opera
2.
Consent-O-Matic
Consent-O-Matic adopts a similar approach to Super Agent.
you’re able to program the tool to automatically apply your consent choices to new sites.
The open-sourcebrowser extensionwill then navigate the pop-ups on your behalf although it doesnt work on every site.
You set your preferences once and Consent-o-Matic takes care of the rest.
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Consent-O-Matic is available onChrome,Firefox, andSafari.
The popular plug-in automatically blocks or hides most cookie warnings.
I dont care about cookies is available onChrome,Firefox,Edge,Opera, andPale Moon.
you could also use the tool as a (less effective) filter list for adblockers.
Not good enough?
Another option is installing a privacy-first web net internet ride such asTor, which doesnt store cookies by default.
Story byThomas Macaulay
Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he e(show all)Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
