Use a vpn with a Eu server. More sites like google will show a cookie popup with the “reject all cookies” option.

Reject all cookies if it exists. Otherwise accept cookies and then click on the :

shield icon > cookies and site data > delete (trash icon)

This is super useful when you want to read an article on some news website and it shows a cookie popup.

  • Hakuso@scribe.disroot.orgEnglish
    23·
    vor 4 Monaten

    There are so few sites that should leave a cookie I just set it to purge everything on browser close, and then make exceptions for the ones who actually should leave a cookie.

    Pretty sure every browser now has the option to dump all the data when it closes.

    • silly_goose@lemmy.todayOP
      3·
      vor 4 Monaten

      I would do that but I want to stay logged in on some websites like lichess.

      The login scene is so terrible nowadays with 2fa, passkeys etc. It’s not as easy as just remembering a password or using a simple password manager.

    • kwarg@mander.xyz
      1·
      vor 4 Monaten

      Librewolf does that by default, among other things. And as thanksforallthefish mentioned, in settings you can whitelist some pages to prevent cookie deletion, if you want to remain logged in.

  • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    vor 4 Monaten

    If you are using Firefox based browser get Consent-o-matic. It will actively opt you out of cookie windows instead of hiding them like others do.

    • FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      vor 4 Monaten

      Ayup. For those not in the know… it’s a huge industry now, called Identity Resolution.

      They use every available signal. A million browser fingerprinting signals. Which are much worse if you run JS. But even TLS fingerprints. Timings. How long does it take for your browser to fetch resources from these 20 domains. Canvas readbacks. A million things.

      This was predicted when govs started to clamp down on cookies. Cookies were the easiest thing in the damn world to block or delete. After the ad and surveilence industry lost cookies for tracking they moved to less savory methods. Ones much much harder to block or deter. We didn’t get rid of tracking with cookie-consent. Instead we made it unimaginably more powerful.

  • atrielienz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    vor 4 Monaten

    I have a question about hiding system clock information from all browsers as well. Because this is a sanity check more and more apps and browsers are doing to disuade people from using a VPN.

    • Hiro8811@lemmy.world
      2·
      vor 4 Monaten

      From my tests none of the privacy browser are that good at privacy, I tested with https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/ and some either have unique fingerprints or partial, while also providing other data useful for fingerprinting, with one exception being Mulvad browser that has the best score, all tested with JavaScript enabled, turning it off will stop a lot of data from being provided but will also break lots of sites.

      • atrielienz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        vor 4 Monaten

        I was thinking more along the lines of either obscuring system clock or changing it entirely as far as the apps or web browser can see. Say, making it so that it matches the time zone of your VPN.

        • Hiro8811@lemmy.world
          2·
          vor 4 Monaten

          I’m not sure there’s a way other than manually, maybe you could set multiple timezones in the clock app and check the one you’re in

  • unitedwithme@lemmy.today
    3·
    vor 4 Monaten

    I use Waterfox which forgets all data on exit, with Privacy Badger and Port Authority extensions with no exclusions.

    So far, no sites really “break”, if anything, they’re a little quicker… reading mode is nice to get passed paywall popups on most sites that want a subscribe.

    If at work, I include the company-provided password manager for all my sites I need. Still works well (unless my post gets attention and companies try to break it)