Flash cookies: Way to allow first-party, block third-party by default with exceptions?

MrBrian · Jun 22, 2014

From Almost infinite local storage prompts, and third-party issue:

The second bug requires that you uncheck the third party box, and possibly move the scroll bar to the utmost left.

The problem is that third party websites don't get popups, which is understandable. However many legit websites serve needed content from third party servers and if you refuse them local storage, they just won't work and you won't get any feedback as to why it is so. Allowing third party through the link I gave fixes the problem, but it's pretty bad to allow ALL third party content. 99% of it is lame tracking unfortunately.
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My workaround is to tick the third-party checkbox, block all Flash cookies, make per-site Allow exceptions, and use Firefox extension BetterPrivacy to preserve the Flash cookies with the Allow exceptions settings when I clear History. However, this workaround blocks first-party Flash cookies by default too. Any ideas?

MrBrian · Jun 24, 2014

I changed settings to allow all Flash cookies, including third-party Flash cookies. NoScript and Ghostery can help reduce unwanted Flash cookies because they can whitelist and blacklist Flash content, respectively.

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