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Using a TACO to Protect Your Privacy

TACO in Action! The Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out (get it? TACO) extension sets up permanent opt-out cookies for many different advertising networks. 

Here is a little more about the extension from the developer:

Unlike other earlier opt-out solutions, this tool will make the cookies completely persistent. That is, clearing the browser’s cookies will delete all other installed cookies, except these.  Users wishing to delete these 40+ cookies (some advertising networks require multiple cookies, for different domain names) must first remove the add-on, before then deleting all installed cookies from the preferences window.

For a list of the 33 advertising networks that this tool help you hide from, check out the developer’s official web site.  So if you are more than a little concerned about who is watching you, this is a great security related add-on to add to your Firefox install.  Who said tacos aren’t good for you?  This one will help protect your privacy!

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  • mkvf
    Nice idea, but is there any extra benefit to using this if you're already using a cookie manager, like CookieSafe? Would you trust a 'blacklist' system like this to replace careful cookie management? Or is this really just an alternative for people who don't want to have to consider which cookies to allow on a case-by-case basis?
  • Dave
    Hi Mitch - just a quick comment - great emails, love to get them but could you please make the font bigger?

    Cheers,

    Dave.
  • Hi Dave, thanks for reading. I just changed the font size on the e-mail updates. Should be reflected next time you get one. Hope that helps!
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