# Consent Blocker

> An ad blocker but for consent, formerly Google Consent

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-consent](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-consent)

## Overview

- **ID:** `google-consent`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** defkev
- **Category:** appearance,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 1,500
- **Weekly downloads:** 38
- **Rating:** 4.73 / 5 (48 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3.8
- **Last updated:** 2023-07-07
- **First published:** 2020-09-06
- **Size:** 74 KB
- **Data as of:** 2023-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-consent/)

## Description

Consent Blocker is a Firefox add-on that blocks consent dialogs on websites. It injects consent cookies or blocks requests to consent management platforms. Supported CMPs include CIVIC UK, Cookiebot, Evidon, IAB Europe, OneTrust, OpenCMP, Sourcepoint, TrustArc, Borlabs, snigel, and more. It also supports popular sites like Google, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, NPR, and Yahoo. You can disable blocking for specific sites and the add-on provides options to auto-reload pages and view the browser action toolbar.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*/*`
- `contextualIdentities`
- `cookies`
- `tabs`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `webNavigation`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Blocks consent pop-ups
- Helps with cookie dialogs
- Works well on most websites
- Stops redirecting to Google consent page

### Cons

- Cannot export exceptions
- Possible memory leak issue
- Difficult to contact developer for support
- Some websites become inaccessible

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-consent)