CookieAudit

Check if a website respects your cookie preferences.

CookieAudit - Analyze website cookie preferences

CookieAudit is a Chrome extension developed by ETH Zürich. It uses machine-learning technology to categorize cookies and provides a tool for analyzing website cookie behavior. It checks compliance of consent popups with Data Protection Regulations.

Extension stats

Users: 60
Version: 0.3 (Last updated: 2023-06-30)
Creation date: 2022-08-11
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • cookies
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
Host permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • *://*/*
Size: 3.28M

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Extension summary

CookieAudit will analyze a website while you navigate through it. It checks the consent popups' compliance with common Data Protection Regulations.

CookieAudit is built on CookieBlock. CookieBlock is a browser extension that is able to categorize cookies into different purposes ("Necessary", "Functionality", "Analytics" and "Advertising") using machine-learning technology. CookieAudit uses these capabilities to provide a developer, or really any curious mind, a tool for analyzing cookie-related behaviour of any website.

This extension has been built by members of the Information Security Group of the Computer Science Department at ETH Zürich, and was developed as part of the semester thesis "Extension for Auditing Consent Popups’ GDPR Compliance".

Disclaimer: Please note that we are neither lawyers nor legal advisors. The information provided by CookieAudit and the linked website www.cookieaudit.app does not constitute, and is not intended to constitute, legal advice. Instead, all information, content and materials are for general informational purposes only.

Extension safety

Risk impact

CookieAudit requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

CookieAudit may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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