Consent-O-Matic

Automatic handling of GDPR consent forms

Consent-O-Matic Chrome Extension | Automatic GDPR Consent Handling

Consent-O-Matic is a Chrome extension designed to automatically handle GDPR consent forms, allowing users to set their preferences once and let the technology take care of the rest. Developed by privacy researchers, it simplifies the process of managing cookie pop-ups and helps users protect their privacy online.

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By: CAVI - Aarhus University

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.08

(145)

0.02

Version: 1.1.3 (Last updated: 2024-10-03)

Creation date: 2020-02-27

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
tabs
storage

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 95.78K

Email: su*****@cavi.au.dk

Ranking

# 2,317 ▼ 37

Other rankings

#125 in Privacy & Security ▲ 3

#18 in data privacy keyword 23 ▼ 1

#19 in university keyword 3 ▲ 4

#69 in chrome keyword 94 ▼ 7

#148 in privacy keyword 51 ▼ 1

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Consent-O-Matic (v1.1.3)

4.29

(252) 50,652+

Consent-O-Matic (v1.1.3)

5.00

(2) 1,403+

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Extension summary

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Cookie pop-ups are designed to be confusing and make you 'agree' to be tracked. This add-on automatically answers consent pop-ups for you, so you can't be manipulated. Set your preferences once, and let the technology do the rest!

This add-on is built and maintained by workers at Aarhus University in Denmark. We are privacy researchers that got tired of seeing how companies violate the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Because the organisations that enforce the GDPR do not have enough resources, we built this add-on to help them out.

We looked at 680 pop-ups and combined their data processing purposes into 5 categories that you can toggle on or off. Sometimes our categories don't perfectly match those on the website, so then we will choose the more privacy preserving option.

The first version of this add-on works with 4 popular pop-ups: Cookiebot, OneTrust, QuantCast, and TrustArc. The add-on is open source, so anyone can add additional pop-ups through our template system: https://github.com/cavi-au/Consent-O-Matic.

Most recent changes:

Fixed issues related to manifest v3
Fixed a bug causing some rules to not complete properly, leaving the popup open

User reviews

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Pros

Works well with several popular cookie consent management platforms (CMPs)
Can effectively block cookie pop-ups when it works
Open source, allowing for transparency and user contribution
Saves time by automatically clicking on consent forms based on user preferences

Cons

Does not work consistently on all websites
Limited effectiveness on niche websites or those with custom cookie consent forms
Some users experience performance issues or slowdowns after installation
Not all cookie consent forms are recognized by the extension

Most mentioned

Inconsistent performance across different websites
Works with major CMPs but struggles with niche sites
Users appreciate automatic handling of cookie consent pop-ups when functional
Feedback and submissions for unsupported sites are encouraged by developers

User reviews

Really makes a difference when browsing websites, especially visiting new ones. I like that the extension has the option to automatically minimize the cookie pop-ups afterwards. You can see the extension working and it's so satisfying!