The road to hell is paved with good intentions — or, as you may call them, “cookie pop-ups.” The pop-ups have scarred the internet since the EU made them mandatory for most sites. Lawmakers were understandably concerned about companies tracking users as they browse the web. The notifications are their attempt to protect our privacy. Well, thanks — I hate them. No one reads the stoopid banners, sites use dark patterns to trick us into accepting their worst terms, and the pop-ups make peaceful browsing a distant memory. There are, however, tools that block and bypass the ubiquitous warnings of these…
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