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Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin (www.pcworld.com)
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Firefox says it will keep supporting uBlock Origin even as Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers phase it out under Manifest V3.

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[–] 49 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

Seriously. I clear my cookies on Firefox exit because I don’t want their shit on my computer if it isn’t needed.

This would cause me to see them every single damn time.

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  • [–] 24 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

    Yeah, the user experience of "just wipe cookies on browser exit" is a lot better than "have a million prompts all over zillions of sites".

    However, regarding "every single damn time"...some sites can have their "do you want cookies" popup just blocked by the Firefox I still don't care about cookies addon. It's not a solution for every site out there, but it'll get a lot of them.

    It's also possible to use another extension, Behind the Overlay on some sites. This does require a click, so manual action, but it tries to identify "pop-over" content that covers up the browser window and remove it with that click. It's really intended as a more-general solution to "pop-over" stuff, but cookie pop-ups often take this form and can be dismissed.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    have a million prompts all over zillions of sites”.

    I'm using Ghostery to automatically reject all of those. They pop-in and almost immediately disappear.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Ghostery blocks trackers then sells data about your tracking blocking habits. It was the first tracker blocker I heard of but Privacy Badger is the better one nowadays.

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