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Allowing some 3rd-party cookies?

Ambrosia7177

Ambrosia7177

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Is there a way in Firefox to allow certain 3rd-party cookies?

In Firefox, under Privacy and Security > Browser Privacy, I have "Custom" chosen and then under "Choose which trackers and scripts to block" I have checked "All third-party cookies (may cause websites to break)".

I am trying to use B&H Photo's "Live Chat" feature which no longer works in Firefox on my MBP.

Was able to get it working in Chrome, but I had to allow B&H in Chrome, and I prefer not to use Chrome for obvious privacy reasons...
 
The app you want that will give you COMPLETE control over cookies is named (appropriately):
"Cookie".
Screen Shot 2020-08-07 at 10.52.37 AM.jpg
 
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Fishrrman said:
The app you want that will give you COMPLETE control over cookies is named (appropriately):
"Cookie".
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1.) Is there not a way to do what I need in Firefox?

2.) It looks like you have to purchase "Cookie"?

3.) If so, why is it worth using?

4.) Your screenshot shows Safari, but I try and use Firfox exclusively, so does "Cookie" work with other browsers?
 
There USED to be a plugin to do exactly what you want. That plugin stopped working when Firefox updated their engine a couple of years ago. Then I found a plugin for Chrome that did the same thing. That plugin got updated recently and is now useless. I've switched to cookie which manages cookies for all browsers in a single app.
 
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Cookie works with Firefox and other browsers, as well.
It's "worth using" because it gives you complete control over cookies.
 
KALLT said:

Third-party cookies and Firefox tracking protection | Firefox Help

Some advertisers use third-party (cross-site) cookies to track your visits to the various websites on which they advertise. Learn more.
support.mozilla.org support.mozilla.org

You have to disable Enhanced Tracking Protection on the site you are visiting to stop Firefox from blocking third-party cookies for that site.
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Thanks for the tip. I *think* that fixed my problem in Firefox, but since B&H Photo's "Live Chat" is closed today, I'm not entirely sure if it works.

Will report back!
 
Maybe just use Safari when chatting with B&H? I have done an online chat with them a couple times and everything worked fine without changing any settings or installing any special software. That was a few months ago however, so maybe something changed?
 
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Fishrrman said:
The app you want that will give you COMPLETE control over cookies is named (appropriately):
"Cookie".
Click to expand...

Can you please provide a link to where I can get this?

Searching for "cookie" online is very useful...
 
Boyd01 said:
Maybe just use Safari when chatting with B&H? I have done an online chat with them a couple times and everything worked fine without changing any settings or installing any special software. That was a few months ago however, so maybe something changed?
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I'll experiment with that too when their chat is back online.
 
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