Ninja Cookie
Security and privacy
browser extension for cookie banners
SHOW HN2020
77points
66comments
#816of 3,028 in 2020
Top 27%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
4 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 12 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score -0.26.
Privacy: 0 for, 9 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good new approach to cookie banners
From 2 comments
Neat approach! This extension is proprietary (according to license on Firefox Addons site). I Don't Care About Cookies and UBlock Origin are open source. Given that such an addon…
beardog on HNAccording 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…
severine on HN
Would use it if it keeps basic features free
From 1 comment
Personally when I visit a page I always turn off all the switchable cookies, it's really interesting to see how different pages force you to accept them, by obscuring the disable…
TrianguloY on HN
Objections
Extension is proprietary and needs broad site access, so users must trust the developer
From 3 comments
Neat approach! This extension is proprietary (according to license on Firefox Addons site). I Don't Care About Cookies and UBlock Origin are open source. Given that such an addon…
beardog on HNThe reason this comment is probably being so poorly received is that, as users, we have to look no further than the Adblock Plus shitshow. That was a pro-privacy/pro-user addon…
zamalek on HNAssume I trust you, and tomorrow your CEO changes. Or you're acquired by Google. You're basically asking me to trust Google. And with an addon that apparently: "needs to: Access…
tpoacher on HN
Unclear business model and monetization plans
From 2 comments
The reason this comment is probably being so poorly received is that, as users, we have to look no further than the Adblock Plus shitshow. That was a pro-privacy/pro-user addon…
zamalek on HNWhat does this do that ublock origin doesn't? The FAQ explains the difference is that this extension makes 'clearer' your opposition to being tracked. I see there is a premium…
jsmith99 on HN
Smooth scrolling script is janky
From 2 comments
Whatever script you are using for smooth scrolling on that webpage, for the love of God, remove it. If I disabled smooth scrolling in my browser's preferences the last thing I…
eznzt on HNI noticed the scrolling was janky as hell, guess that explains it. There should be a preference in Firefox to disallow websites to fuck with scrolling.
encom on HN
Requests
Open source the code
From 2 comments
Neat approach! This extension is proprietary (according to license on Firefox Addons site). I Don't Care About Cookies and UBlock Origin are open source. Given that such an addon…
beardog on HNStraight 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…
severine on HN
Safari support
From 1 comment
Would pay good money for this if it worked in Safari.
drcongo on HN
Questions
What does it do that uBlock Origin does not
From 2 comments
What does this do that ublock origin doesn't? The FAQ explains the difference is that this extension makes 'clearer' your opposition to being tracked. I see there is a premium…
jsmith99 on HNI've never seen uBlock Origin block the cookie and GDPR consent popups though.
izacus on HN
Does it break websites
From 2 comments
Many webpages break with this. It's really annoying.
eznzt on HNIt's definitely a power-user skill to be able to even recognize "oh, this functionality is probably broken because an extension is blocking a critical cookie/script or I clicked…
hombre_fatal on HN
Alternatives named
I Don't Care About Cookies
From 2 comments
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…
severine on HNStraight 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…
severine on HN
uBlock Origin annoyance lists
From 2 comments
You have to turn it on. In the options, there are several "Annoyances" blocklists (AdGuard Annoyances, Fanboy's Annoyances, uBlock Annoyances) that do this. Turn them all on for…
Meekro on HNUblock origin has additional off by default lists. One of those is called annoyances, it gets rid of a lot of that noise ime.
noir_lord on HN
Consent-O-Matic
From 1 comment
This seems to be an alternative for https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/consent-o-matic/mdjildafknihdffpkfmmpnpoiajfjnjd?hl=en?
njitram on HN