I don't care about cookies extension has been acquired by Avast
Thursday September 15, 2022
Yes, you read it right. Avast has acquired the "I don't care about cookies" extension.Today I opened my browser and got greeted by a new window opened to news from the "I don't care about cookies" website. The page said that Avast had acquired the extension. The full quote is:
Link to source Some people on Reddit speculate that this text was a form of accepting Avast's offer because let's be real. No sane person would say that Avast is a "trustworthy IT company", especially after all these controversies about illegal data harvesting from their users. Generally speaking, I'm shocked. I think it's time to dump the extension and use the filter block list for uBlock Origin instead just for better privacy. But what do you think?