It looks similar to the cookie management interface of previous versions of Firefox but includes storage as well now. A click on the button displays the new management interface. There is no 'show cookies' button anymore Mozilla moved it to Settings under 'Cookies and Site Data'. Also, all options but one that existed previously are still there, some, however, under a different name. Firefox users who did not select the custom option were probably never exposed to the cookie preferences in first place. It is replaced by a combined management option that includes Site Data and cookies.Ĭookie settings moved from 'use custom settings for history' to a better location in the preferences. The 'show cookies' link has been removed from the history.It lists the cookie preferences that were listed under History in previous versions. A new Cookies and Site Data section is available.

The 'accept cookies from websites' option is no longer listed under History. If you just want to avoid the creepiest, most invasive cookies but leave most other stuff in working order, it can be a good option to turn off third party cookies using the browser settings below. Facebook and Google do this routinely, as do a number of other advertising networks. Third party cookies are issued by web services other than the website you're looking at at the time, and can allow those web services to track you as you browse from site to site. Most of the browsers below allow you to opt out of third party cookies, while leaving first party cookies switched on. And if you clear your cookies, this status will be lost. Ironically of course, your opted-out status will be stored using a cookie. If it's just those creepy ads that seem to know what you've been looking at that bother you, you may want to consider opting out using Ad Choices. In some cases websites will not work if you disable cookies in your web browser. In most cases cookies are harmless, and you will only diminish your browsing experience by disabling them using the instructions below.

These files cannot harm your computer, but they can potentially be used to track some of your browser activity, and in the hands of hackers, can give away some personal data. Typically they're used by websites to do things like maintain your preferences, identify your session, store items in shopping carts and for storing authentication status. If you've visited a website sporting Cookie Control, it's because the webmaster cares enough about your privacy to tell you how cookies are used on their site, and how to manage cookies in future.Ĭookies are small files stored on your computer. Cookie Control has been developed to help webmasters comply with EU legislation on privacy.

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