Vivaldi browser wants to end annoying 'accept cookies' banners


Privacy-centric browser Vivaldi is introducing a feature to hide cookie permission banners, sparing users the annoyance of deciding which cookies to allow. — dpa

Those annoying website prompts trying to get you accept their cookies so they can track you for marketing and advertising purposes are soon to be history — at least for users of the Vivaldi browser.

This browser is already known for its various privacy settings, notably a tracking blocker, but the developers have now introduced a potential flagship feature that can automatically hide annoying cookie banners.

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