# I Don't Care About Cookies

8 Hacker News commenters recommended I Don't Care About Cookies and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People use it to automatically reject or accept cookie popups in the browser, so they stop seeing them. Critics note it was bought by Avast and may allow tracking.

## Why people recommend it

- Hides cookie popups automatically (4 comments): "I use the "I don't care about cookies" extension, which rejects most cookies automatically without me having to see the popups." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49062094)) "I use an extension called "I don't care about cookies" that clicks "yes" to all cookies on all websites" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45984038)) "What works pretty well for me is the "i don't care about cookies" extension for firefox" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46666705))
- Works well in Firefox (3 comments): "What works pretty well for me is the "i don't care about cookies" extension for firefox" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46666705)) "it works well, but I don't have a current comparison to other options" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059290)) "No cookie notice at all for me using Firefox on Android" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45821410))

## What people warn about

- Bought by Avast raises trust concerns (2 comments): "considering that the extension was bought in 2022 by Avast" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46667490)) "I don't feel ok that Avast bought this extension though" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46666880))
- May allow tracking (2 comments): "Works pretty well for advertisers as well, as that fails back to allowing all tracking" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46666774)) "That extension might allow tracking." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46666841))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [SponsorBlock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sponsorblock.md): 137 recommend
- [Firefox Multi-Account Containers](https://hackerapproved.com/p/firefox-containers.md): 76 recommend
- [NoScript](https://hackerapproved.com/p/noscript.md): 61 recommend
- [Consent-O-Matic](https://hackerapproved.com/p/consent-o-matic.md): 36 recommend
- [LibRedirect](https://hackerapproved.com/p/libredirect.md): 35 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "I Don't Care About Cookies", https://hackerapproved.com/p/i-don-t-care-about-cookies-browser-extension/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).