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Re: Block cookie banners on Firefox

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Post by Dalewyn » Thu, Jan 04, 2024, 2:10 AM UTC

marginalia_nu wrote: post #96

jimbobthrowawy wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Telemetry and "studies" are both checkboxes in the privacy section of firefox's preferences. I usually turn both off right after changing the default search engine and disabling search suggestions, when I setup a new install.

Turns out this only turns off some of the telemetry. Turning it off completely is not entirely trivial. https://github.com/K3V1991/Disable-Firefox-Telemetry-and-Dat...

Mozilla claiming to be the champions of privacy (among other virtues) makes this arguably worse than Google, Microsoft, et al. because they're at least upfront about their telemetry.

Re: Block cookie banners on Firefox

#102

Post by palata » Thu, Jan 04, 2024, 12:26 PM UTC

eatbitseveryday wrote: post #100

palata wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From the article: > Firefox version 120 introduces the cookie banner blocker. > Enable: By default, it's on in private windows for users in Germany.

That doesn't say how they determine "users in Germany". Dial IP into some service and look at geo location? Sort of pointless if VPN is used?

Oh, I get your point now :-)

Re: Block cookie banners on Firefox

#103

Post by M95D » Thu, Jan 04, 2024, 7:32 PM UTC

Injects fake cookies that tells websites you previously declined to accept cookies, or do a JS-auto-click on the button.

Now, how about letting plugins rewrite HTML while it downloads, so we can regex-out EVERYTHING except actual page content?