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by severine 2060 days ago
According to their FAQ, their approach is remarkably different from the popular I Don't Care About Cookies:

Some current extensions promise navigation, but without a cookie banner. However, Ninja Cookie removes cookie banners by refusing the use of advertising or tracking cookies. This is not the case with current extensions. For example:

I Don’t Care About Cookies: this is regularly described as the Internet user’s indispensable extension. But in fact, I Don’t Care About Cookies removes cookie banners by allowing the use of all cookies. At Ninja Cookie we understand that your online browsing privacy is important. Nous considérons donc que l’approche de I Don’t Care About Cookies n’est pas la bonne.

Interesting, I'm giving it a try, thanks for your work!

2 comments

Thank you so much for this comment. Cookie popups are a pain for internet user and privacy because the design of cookie banners make them easier to opt-in than to opt-out! And we are actually trying to develop a way to improve web experience AND privacy with Ninja Cookie.
I don't think I Don't Care about Cookies accepts the cookies. It hides them. And some sites (facebook) take you scrolling the site as accepting cookies and tracking. So when you hide and scroll, you are opted in.
Straight from the "I Don't Care About Cookies" homepage:

By using it, you explicitly allow websites to do whatever they want with cookies they set on your computer (which they mostly do anyway, whether you allow them or not).

I hope Ninja Cookie release their code!