Today, a pop-up window appears on every website, from small to large, asking for cookie permission. We usually accept and pass this permission whether we need it or not because it’s not that easy to refuse.
In the cookie consent window on some websites “reject all” option, and when we click this button once, we get rid of the warning forever. However, on sites where there is no reject-all feature, it is necessary to turn off each cookie permission one by one. This can take seconds or even minutes.
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CookieEnforcer automatically denies cookie consent request
A research team, including experts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Google, automatically rejects cookies that are not necessary on behalf of the user. hide popups He developed an extension called CookieEnforcer.
An article by the team reminds us that unnecessary cookies can endanger users’ privacy. However, since there is no easy way to reject them, users “accept all” It is stated that they are obliged to allow the collection of all necessary or unnecessary cookies by clicking on the option.
Legal regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which are prepared to protect the privacy and data of individuals located in the European Union and European Economic Area, are required before the websites are collected. request explicit consent from the user makes it mandatory. Cookie permission windows are also a side effect of this.
users online location, region, browser version etc. Thanks to Cookies, which are defined as small data files that store information, companies can have dozens of information about you.
The National Commission on Information and Freedoms (CNIL), responsible for protecting citizens’ individual freedoms and privacy rights in France, said in January that it did not facilitate the rejection of cookies. 150 million Euros to Google (90 for Google LLC, 60 for Google Ireland Limited); Meta also fined 60 million euros gave.
Of course, it’s not just about Google and Meta. It should be easy to refuse cookie requests on all websites. In this sense, CookieEnforcer will save users a lot of trouble. The extension will be made publicly available in the coming days.