Reviews of CookieBlock

By: CookieBlock Team

List of user reviews and ratings for CookieBlock

Total ratings

3.50 (Rating count: 22)

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Review summary

CookieBlock is praised for its effective automatic removal of unnecessary cookies, enhancing user privacy with a client-side approach. However, multiple users report that it can break site functionality by removing essential cookies, necessitating frequent whitelisting and manual adjustments. The extension's interface is criticized for lacking clarity and control over its actions. Despite these issues, many appreciate its lightweight nature and contribution to reducing unwanted data collection, making it a valuable tool with room for improvement in usability and site compatibility.

Pros

Effectively removes unnecessary cookies without user intervention, enhancing privacy.
Allows manual whitelisting or temporary disabling on specific sites for flexibility.
Provides a unique client-based approach to respecting GDPR cookie consent.
Easy to use and does not slow down the browser significantly.
Helpful for blocking unwanted data collection and improving browsing experience.

Cons

Sometimes removes cookies that break site functionality (e.g., streaming sites like HBO, Disney+, or Gmail).
The interface lacks transparency and control, making it hard to see or understand what is being blocked.
Users need to manually configure exceptions often, which reduces automatic convenience.
Some users report the extension does not block cookie consent popups as promised.
Uninstall process is intrusive or cumbersome for some users.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.10

All time rating average: 3.50

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28% (7)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-07-07	bb*****	Doesnt work. try this site. https pureinfotech.com/move-taskbar-top-side-windows-11/
Doesnt work. try this site. https pureinfotech.com/move-taskbar-top-side-windows-11/
2025-05-16	ft*****	Many thanks to the team for this ambitious project which addresses the issue of respecting GDPR cookie consent in an almost unique way: client-based! When we see the bad reviews from people who don't understand what happens when the module has some failed, it's a shame. Of course, it can happen, but that's rare and we can manually whitelist or temporarily disable, like all well-known privacy modules (uBlock, Privacy Badger...)
Many thanks to the team for this ambitious project which addresses the issue of respecting GDPR cookie consent in an almost unique way: client-based! When we see the bad reviews from people who don't understand what happens when the module has some failed, it's a shame. Of course, it can happen, but that's rare and we can manually whitelist or temporarily disable, like all well-known privacy modules (uBlock, Privacy Badger...)
2025-05-06	Th*****	While it does remove cookies, it also removes cookies from websites like HBO, disney+ and such which stops you from completely accessing the sites. It would be nice if there was some kind of whitelist.
While it does remove cookies, it also removes cookies from websites like HBO, disney+ and such which stops you from completely accessing the sites. It would be nice if there was some kind of whitelist.