Luckily, cookie management isn’t just a binary choice any more. You can choose which cookies to accept on a website, auto-delete cookies after a set amount of time, or even switch between browser profiles to control which cookies stay active during a session.
Switch on Device Bound Session Credentials in Chrome
Credit: Alphabet/GoogleDBSC (aka Device Bound Session Credentials) is a Chrome feature that restricts your session cookies so that they apply to your current physical device only. A hardware boundary is established, preventing hackers from replaying your session cookies from a different device. DBSC is turned on by default in Chrome, but you need to be using version 146 or above and enable TPM on Windows for it to work.
Install the official Multi-Account Containers add-on for Firefox
Credit: FirefoxTotal Cookie Protection is the default Firefox feature that creates a separate cookie jar for each domain, so third-party cookies stay enabled but can’t track you after you leave that website. This is great, except when you’re trying to stay logged into multiple accounts on the same domain, like several inboxes on Gmail. Firefox won’t create separate cookie jars for different accounts on the same domain, so third-party cookies can follow you from one account to another.
That’s why you should install Multi-Account Containers. This official Firefox extension lets you separate cookies not just by domain name, but by creating different container tabs that each represent a distinct browsing activity like Personal, Work, or Shopping. Each container gets its own cookie storage that does not interfere with the others. This can work together with Total Cookie Protection for even more privacy benefits.
Learn about the different privacy options on Safari
Credit: AppleIntelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) is the default anti-tracking engine built into Safari since 2017. It causes script-set cookies to expire after seven days and purges all site-specific data after 30 days of no activity.
Advanced Fingerprinting Protection (AFP) is a newer Safari feature that prevents websites from identifying your device using high-entropy device APIs that pull data like screen size, hardware specs, audio data, canvas rendering, etc.
Apps > Safari > Advanced on your iPhone or Mac.
Delete cookies automatically when tabs are closed
Credit: Cookie AutoDeleteCookie AutoDelete on Firefox is the original extension that introduced this feature. But on Chrome, Opera, Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers, you’ll need a newer extension like Cookie Guardian. Safari does not have a similar extension but it sets cookies to delete automatically after seven days by default, so you don’t have to worry about it so much.
Delete cookies individually to customize your site experience
Credit: Cookie-EditorThat said, Cookie-Editor does not support rule-based automation and cookies must be deleted manually on every visit, so treat this more as a last-resort fix for persistent tracking cookies rather than something you’d use all the time.
Save cookie profiles to avoid logging in and out every time
Credit: Cookie EditorCookie Editor on Chromium-based browsers (not to be confused with the open-source Cookie-Editor), lets you create cookie snapshots for each site and restore them with a single click. On Firefox, you can get the same functionality out of Cookie Quick Manager. Safari does not have any extensions that support cookie profiles just yet, but you can export and import cookies in JSON, which gets you close enough.
Create temporary cookie permissions for each site
Credit: Alphabet/GoogleYou can do this in Chrome by clicking on the eye-shaped icon next to the address bar, then switching “Third-party cookies blocked” to “Third-party cookies allowed.” This grants that website an exception that lasts for 90 days by default, unless you choose to disable it manually.
On Firefox, you can click the shield icon on the address bar and toggle off Enhanced Tracking Protection. Your page will now reload with trackers and cookies enabled. It won’t use tracking protection again until you manually enable it. If you visit a website occasionally and need complete functionality when you do, but don’t trust the site to have blanket cookie exceptions the year round, this could be a nice middle ground.
Regularly revoke active sessions on your device
Credit: Alphabet/GoogleYou can revoke your session cookies once you’re done with an app or website by simply logging out of the account from that device. But if you want to log out of all sessions from other devices too, Google, Microsoft, Meta, and all other major online platforms let you revoke active sessions tied to your account either per device or all at once.
This even works on third-party apps or websites that use the single sign-on feature to let you sign in with your Google or Microsoft account without setting a username and password.
Implement network-level blocking with DNS filters
Credit: Pi-holeThis will block any known advertisement or tracking domains from sending cookie requests to your connected devices, effectively stopping tracking cookies from even being generated. If self-hosting Pi-hole feels intimidating, you can also try the cloud-based alternative NextDNS.
Back up your cookies before performing cleanup operations
Credit: EditThisCookieOnce you click “Clear browsing data,” your browser permanently deletes all your cookies from the device storage and there’s no way to retrieve them. If you’d rather avoid re-authenticating logins on certain websites every time, you can back up your cookie storage before performing a cleanup by exporting it as a CSV file or JSON. You can use the Cookie-Editor extension mentioned earlier to export your cookie storage on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, and other popular web browsers. Other extensions like EditThisCookie and Cookies.txt offer the same feature.
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