Block all cookie pop-ups
Cookie-consent pop-ups, which ask you to allow a website to install cookies on your computer, phone or tablet are the bane of our online lives. Introduced in 2011 as part of the European Union’s ePrivacy Directive, these privacy notices were originally required only on websites that operated in the EU. But since GDPR rules came into effect three years ago, they appear on all sites that web users in the EU and UK access. As we reported in Issue 614 (page 7), the Government plans to replace “pointless” parts of GDPR with “light touch” rules, which should hopefully mean fewer cookie pop-ups.
Until then, any website you visit for the first time will nag you to click Accept
