I Don't Care About Cookies
Shares rank 44 of 70 browser extensions by recommenders
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.
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.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 57%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Hides cookie popups automatically
“I use the "I don't care about cookies" extension, which rejects most cookies automatically without me having to see the popups.”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Kill The Cookie Banner” “I use an extension called "I don't care about cookies" that clicks "yes" to all cookies on all websites”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Europe is scaling back GDPR and relaxing AI laws” “What works pretty well for me is the "i don't care about cookies" extension for firefox”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Consent-O-Matic” - Comment from 5 Nov 2025 on Hacker News
Works well in Firefox
“What works pretty well for me is the "i don't care about cookies" extension for firefox”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Consent-O-Matic” “it works well, but I don't have a current comparison to other options”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Kill The Cookie Banner” “No cookie notice at all for me using Firefox on Android”
Comment from 5 Nov 2025 on Hacker News
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Bought by Avast raises trust concerns
“considering that the extension was bought in 2022 by Avast”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Consent-O-Matic” “I don't feel ok that Avast bought this extension though”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Consent-O-Matic” May allow tracking
“Works pretty well for advertisers as well, as that fails back to allowing all tracking”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Consent-O-Matic” “That extension might allow tracking.”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Consent-O-Matic”
Other browser extensions people recommend
The four most recommended other browser extensions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SponsorBlock | 137 | 4 | 97% | 13 | — | Approved |
| Firefox Multi-Account Containers | 76 | 13 | 85% | 10 | 7.5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| NoScript | 61 | 11 | 85% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Claude in Chrome | 53 | 42 | 56% | 9 | — | — |
| I Don't Care About CookiesThis page | 8 | 6 | 57% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“since that isn't recommended”
“The naming of that extension is misleading then.”
“I use the "I don't care about cookies" extension, which rejects most cookies automatically without me having to see the popups.”
“it works well, but I don't have a current comparison to other options”
“considering that the extension was bought in 2022 by Avast”
“I don't feel ok that Avast bought this extension though”
“That extension might allow tracking.”
“Works pretty well for advertisers as well, as that fails back to allowing all tracking”
“What works pretty well for me is the "i don't care about cookies" extension for firefox”
“I use an extension called "I don't care about cookies" that clicks "yes" to all cookies on all websites”
“No cookie notice at all for me using Firefox on Android”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.