Accept new cookies prompt?
My old version of Firefox had an option to choose whether to accept new cookies from a site. How do I do this with the latest version?
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The Ask me every time feature was removed in Firefox 44, so you must be thinking of a very old version.
To more closely manage cookies in today's Firefox, here's what I suggest:
(1) On the Options page, Privacy panel, select a default cookie policy among these options:
- Allow sites to set persistent cookies if they want ("Keep until: they expire")
- Allow sites to set only session cookies ("Keep until: I close Firefox") (I use and recommend this)
- Block sites from setting cookies (Uncheck the box for allowing sites to set cookies)
Note: to reveal specific privacy settings, choose "Firefox will: Use custom settings for history
(2) Install an extension that makes it easy to make site-specific changes, such as Cookie Monster.
The Cookie Monster button on the toolbar allows you to see permissions for first party and third party cookies and to change them.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/cookie-monster/
Sample screen shot at 2016-10-25-22-56-43-9f475f.png -- the option to "Apply cookie settings to both HTTP and HTTPS" is turned on, which streamlines the menu. With this option you don't have to set/modify permissions for both HTTP or HTTPS on the same site.
Alternately, some users prefer the Self-Destructing Cookies extension, which quietly sweeps away cookies when you close all tabs to a site. I haven't tried that one myself.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/self-destructing-cookies/
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Chosen Solution
The Ask me every time feature was removed in Firefox 44, so you must be thinking of a very old version.
To more closely manage cookies in today's Firefox, here's what I suggest:
(1) On the Options page, Privacy panel, select a default cookie policy among these options:
- Allow sites to set persistent cookies if they want ("Keep until: they expire")
- Allow sites to set only session cookies ("Keep until: I close Firefox") (I use and recommend this)
- Block sites from setting cookies (Uncheck the box for allowing sites to set cookies)
Note: to reveal specific privacy settings, choose "Firefox will: Use custom settings for history
(2) Install an extension that makes it easy to make site-specific changes, such as Cookie Monster.
The Cookie Monster button on the toolbar allows you to see permissions for first party and third party cookies and to change them.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/cookie-monster/
Sample screen shot at 2016-10-25-22-56-43-9f475f.png -- the option to "Apply cookie settings to both HTTP and HTTPS" is turned on, which streamlines the menu. With this option you don't have to set/modify permissions for both HTTP or HTTPS on the same site.
Alternately, some users prefer the Self-Destructing Cookies extension, which quietly sweeps away cookies when you close all tabs to a site. I haven't tried that one myself.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/self-destructing-cookies/