Have you seen consent-o-matic?
https://github.com/cavi-au/Consent-O-Matic
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/consent-o-mat...
Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-essential cookies
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Re: Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-essential cookies
#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
that is covered off in the article, for what it's worth
Thank you! I just installed "I still don't care about cookies" in FF and this has improved my browser experience a lot!
You could use ublock origin’s annoyance list for the same effect. Even better, you could use one of the ones that send “deny” listed elsewhere in this thread.
Note that most tracking is possible without cookies these days, so deleting the cookies on exit (or even always running in a private tab) doesn’t do as much as it used to.
Re: Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-essential cookies
#83Are you aware of https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/consent-o-matic/?
Re: Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-essential cookies
#84Love the idea. I wish chrome extensions had a more granular permissions structure and/or reminders/security checkups on installed extensions and their permissions. As it is the content scripts manifest permission for https://*/ * for content.js is always so jarring to see. For those that don’t know this allows the extension to run that script on every site you visit after clicking accept ONCE when you install the ext…
Definitely agree, not a fan of the permissions. The broad permissions were required from a usability standpoint. Granting permission on every site for this extension would just be a 1 to 1 replacement of clicking reject on the banner or pop up for every site. I would hope that before Chrome approves an extension to be added to the store that they are auditing the content of package.
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Re: Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-essential cookies
#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
You should stick with extensions that have lots of stars, that way you know they're trustworthy and secure.
I assume you're being facetious; because popular (and good, trustworthy) extensions written by initially passionate people often end-up being bought-out by dodgy orgs - with very-hard-to-refuse offers - and the Chrome Extension Store has no way of knowing about that. I had a Chrome extension with about 20,000 users and I received unsolicited buyout offers a few times a year, and some offers were very hard to refuse -…
What were the larger offers you received?
Re: Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-essential cookies
#86uBlock Origin already has this. Enable the "Cookie notices" and "Annoyances" filters in uBlock Origin's settings. Bonus pro-tip: Firefox for Android supports uBlock Origin, which means you can get rid of these godawful banners on mobile, too. Only iOS users are stuck having to put up with them.
My ideal solution to this would be: accept all cookies, then delete them after page unload
Note that "I agree to tracking" and "I agree to cookies" are two different things. If you agree to tracking then a website can fingerprint you in any way they see fit, including methods that do not depend on cookies.
Re: Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-essential cookies
#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
Use a better browser: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
I was back on Firefox for a few months, and it's noticeably slower and drains battery (on M2 Air).
Take a look at Zen browser - it's a fork of firefox ESR, with some dramatic UI changes made to look similar to the Arc browsers.
I've been using it on my Mac M1 and I only notice the memory footprint when I have > 30 - 40 tabs open.
Re: Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-essential cookies
#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
I assume you're being facetious; because popular (and good, trustworthy) extensions written by initially passionate people often end-up being bought-out by dodgy orgs - with very-hard-to-refuse offers - and the Chrome Extension Store has no way of knowing about that. I had a Chrome extension with about 20,000 users and I received unsolicited buyout offers a few times a year, and some offers were very hard to refuse -…
What were the larger offers you received?
They were all below $10,000 USD, but some were very close to that.
Re: Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-essential cookies
#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
If Safari is OK you could move to Orion: https://kagi.com/orion/
I tried it briefly but I think it's semi-abandoned? Maybe I should give it another shot. Only non negociables for me are Stylish and Violentmonkey.
Orion is not abandoned, the last beta, version 0.99.133 was released on April 21, 2025. See https://kagi.com/orion/updates/orion-release-notes.html.
Re: Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-essential cookies
#90Have you seen consent-o-matic? https://github.com/cavi-au/Consent-O-Matic https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/consent-o-mat...
I tried consent-o-matic. Aside from the name making it sound like it says ok to all forms of tracking, it broke a few websites for me and failed to get rid of the banners on many others, and I quickly had to turn it off. TBH I'm not sure how it could be expected to work either, unless all websites use the same consent banner solution.