[nordsieck]

> There's a browser extension that

The problem with browser extensions is... you have to trust them.

[dekelpilli]

That's a valid concern. This extension is open source [1], if you were to want to see what's happening under the hood.

[1] https://github.com/cavi-au/Consent-O-Matic

[jacamera]

Thanks for the recommendation! I am indeed sketched out by most extensions that require the all-hosts permission but this one does seem pretty legit so I'll give it a shot.

[lokedhs]

This is a fair concern. The particular extension is developed by Aarhus University, which is a major university in Denmark. Not a guarantee it won't do anything bad, but it should give you more comfort than any random extension developer.

[Pulcinella]

I’m sure anyone installing an extension to make it easier to be tracked doesn’t care what the browser extension is doing either.

[Zarel]

There's a sense in which cookies can't do any harms besides tracking, while a browser extension can do much worse.