The web has become a very dangerous place to play. If you’re not monitoring and managing your cookies, then you’re at risk. Tracking and stalking has become so widespread the Design Center and DT&G is probably one of the only sites left that do not stalk our readers. Where you surf is your business, and your private information is not for sale. Maybe it’s time to protect yourself.
If you haven’t gotten into cookie management yet, you should. Browsing the internet is a dangerous place, and cookies play a big role in whether you’re snagged or not. There’s a good product for Mac OS X that solves the cookie invation — and helps keep you safe online.
Cookie revolutionizes Mac OS X cookie management, providing an effortless and affordable solution for online privacy concerns. Cookie is easily configured to automaticaly remove any security threats including tracking cookies, unnecessary cookies, flash cookies, silverlight, and databases from your Mac.
Cookie 5 has been re-written from the ground-up to support El Capitan. Cookie 5 has everything you loved about Cookie v4 plus some powerful new features. We’ve removed all the legacy code, so Cookie 5 now only supports OS X 10.11 .
New in Cookie 5:
- El Capitan only (Mac OS 10.11+)
- New Combined cookie view displays all cookie/flash/localStorage/Silverlight data in one tab to manage view
- Individual Cookie favorites – Cookie management is now configurable for individual cookies
- Individual Flash favorites – Flash Cookie’s can now be favorited individually
- Individual Browser settings – It is now possible to configure different removal options for each browser
- Better and more intuitive management of Databases/Flash and Silverlight cookies
- More specific removal options from the Settings tab and menubar
- New streamlined User Interface designed for El Capitan
- New Preferences window – We’ve moved the preferences out of the main interface into their own window (where they should be)
- Full Screen support
- Sandboxed for your security
Changed in Cookie 5
- New Favorites/Tracking definitions Export format – Cookie 5 now uses a standardised JSON format for export/import of settings
- Blacklist removal – With the addition of individual cookie favorites the blacklist didn’t make sense any more so we got rid of it
Cookie is the only cookie manager which gives you Complete control over Your privacy. Cookie prevents third parties from hijacking your browsing experience. The sites you visit store “cookies” in your browser without your knowledge or consent. Some are helpful, but others are frustrating and invasive. Cookie can help.
* More privacy, better browsing: Automated privacy control. Setup a timer, remove when you quit your browser, its entirely up to you when you remove your private browsing data.
* Enhanced for Security. Secure delete any unwanted data, and rest easy knowing that external threats can’t recover your private data.
* Avoid invasive marketing. Tired of targeted ads that mysteriously know what products you’ve been shopping for online? Eliminate them with Cookie.
* Freedom from Flash, and Silverlight. Cookie is adept at eliminating Flash and Silverlight cookies, especially large and persistent types of cookie.
* Impressive results, with minimal effort. By consolidating all your cookie controls into an easy interface, Cookie makes maintaining your browsing privacy a cinch.
Currently Cookie 5 is English, Portuguese and Dutch only, but we will get it localised into your language as soon as humanely possible. Visit our website to make a request for Cookie 5 in your language.
Browser Support: Cookie 5 provides support for the following browsers: Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Chromium and Opera.
Availability: Cookie 5 is available for purchase directly through our online Store, or through the Mac App Store.
Category: security, cookies
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