Surfshark is the first VPN provider to launch a Cookie popup blocker

Surfshark is the first VPN supplier to launch a Cookie popup blocker

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Cookie popups in your browser can distract you while you work which is why the VPN provider Surfshark has added a new feature to its browser extensions designed to block them all together.

For those unknown, cookie popups which are also called cookie go for popups or banners, are notifications users see when entering websites that need to comply with the transparency requirements of GDPR. They usually request that users provide consent for websites to gather up browsing information and can be quite annoying.

This is why Surfshark has added a Cookie popup blocker to its browser extensions for Chromium-plate and Firefox which is available gratis to all users of its VPN Robert William Service.

Surfshark Chief operating officer Vytautas Kaziukonis explained in a press release why the troupe decided to add a cookie popup blocker to its VPN browser annexe, saying:

"When browsing websites, people are frequently forced to admit cookies ahead they can get at the content. Alas, too often, designs manipulate users into clicking 'yes,' while certain websites have been found ignoring people's choices all. Inspired by the overarching frustrations, we've decided to get a new lineament to our browser extensions that will help bypass cookie go for popups."

Surfhsark's Cookie popup blocker works by employing CSS rules and network request blocking to hide popup elements as well as block special network requests. However, if these deuce methods fail, the feature automatically chooses "accept".

Whether or not these methods do work depends connected how a website has implemented its go for cookies. E.g., some websites go for cookies to their users' by default until they click "reject" while opposite websites like Google run this element until a user clicks "accept".

While Surfshark's Cookie popup blocker is designed to enhance the entanglement experience of its users by helping them bypass cookie accept popups, it's not meant to enhance privacy protection. Still though, it could for sure help boost your productivity as you won't have to waste time clicking "take" or "reject" when visiting new websites.

Fascinated users running Google Chrome can test come out Surfshark's new Cookie popup blocker by instalmen the company's Chrome prolongation while this boast will be added to its Firefox add-on later this year.

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