Is Refusing consent on websites a waste of time?

I always choose preferences. I also use Gener8 as my browser. It screens adverts and also pays me for using it. Gener8 was on Dragons Den. The Dragons were fighting over it as it was such a good idea.

The other thing that annoys me is that nearly if not all websites you go on insist that you permit the download of cookies before you can access the website. You are asked to state preferences but not many let you reject all. Search a few websites and your computer or IPad is jam packed with them as well as tracking devices, really slowing everything down if not causing the system to crash. I am constantly clearing my IPad.

I am now getting gambling advertisements at the top of the page which I don’t want. In fact I don’t want any ads flashing or not on any of the pages I am trying to read.

I am sick of preference windows coming up every time you open a new website. I have no idea what they are asking me. When you try going through the list it's tedious, I just say no to everything, but like you I feel I'm wasting my time. The only upside is that my McAfee Live Safe cleans them out once a week. That in itself is tedious because it means you have to give permission all over again next time you visit the website. I haven't yet found a way to select my regular websites not to get cleaned out.

I have signed up for Gener8 and will give it a go. Thanks, VQ.

I"m getting really peed off with all the stuff that comes up on Facebook, so much so that I am thinking of closing my account.