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Comment by CommonGuy | Hacker News Reader

What is this kind of annoying cookie consent dialog? Takes over a minute to disable advertisment cookies, probably just to coerce users into accepting all cookies

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This is why I really suggest using uBlock Origin, blocking all of the trackers, and then removing the cookie popups. That would have been blocked by the "EasyList Cookie" and "Fanboy's Annoyances" list(s), with the other default filters in place for trackers.

For the lazy (works for me with uBlock Origin & Chrome):

1. https://easylist.to/

2. Click "add it to your ad blocker" on the relevant list.

3. Click subscribe in the upper right corner

I didn't see any of them, page loaded instantly.

Browser is Samsung Internet on my mobile, which has a built in section for ad blocking. I've enabled Adblock for Samsung Internet and Adblock Plus, can't quite remember why I enabled both, but there's a few more too. (Sadly no Ublock Origin, which I run on my desktops).

I am actually quite happy with this, it's very impressive out of the box.

> This may take up to a few minutes to process.

It did for me. When it got to "applying settings", I scrolled down and started reading. Then, as I was half way through, it scrolled all the way up just to proudly announce that the Sisyphean task of NOT tracking me is done.

> You have successfully updated your Cookie settings.

I closed the page when it popped up. I didn't end up reading anything on the site.

At this point, seeing the TrustArc dialogue evokes a visceral urge to exit whatever page I'm on ASAP. I can't believe they're able to get away with this kind of behaviour.

I'd be quite happy if CA sued them. Or you could add up the 10-20 second time wasted and multiply it by several million californians to get a sense of how many person-years of attention they're stealing to try to trick people into waiving their privacy rights.

If you turn off JavaScript, you get this message:

> Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes ofwebsite accessibility

Still waiting on the punchline.

This is hilarious. It was literally "loading" for a good few seconds and then "processing" the request for even longer. What in the world...

With the dark pattern they have there, doesn’t seem like “consent” at all anymore.

Just accept everything and either use Cookie Autodelete on desktop or manually delete all your cookies every night when you brush your teeth before bed.

Much more efficient use of time.

Took 20s to just accept them.

Can we just appreciate the funny article?

Not if you can't get past the cookie window

Nope, I couldn't read it.

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