Reviews for Protect My Choices
Protect My Choices by DAA
104 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by SubGothius, 5 years agoFolks, you need to TEMPORARILY allow third-party cookies to set these opt-outs because they work as cookies set by each advertiser network, telling their own network not to set any actual tracking cookies in your browser.
Once these opt-out cookies are set, you can re-block third-party cookies, in which case the opt-out won't matter anyway because you're already blocking any cookies you opted out of -- i.e., the opt-out only matters when you choose to allow third-party cookies.
This extension just makes sure those opt-out cookies don't get deleted or overridden. - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 15138396, 5 years agoDon't waste time with this add-on. DAA or its partners could be insincere. I've tried opt-out like 20x and still get "Opt out requests for 0 participating companies were successfully completed for this browser."
- Rated 5 out of 5by SJoarder, 5 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14670432, 6 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14051671, 6 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14391955, 6 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14320381, 6 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by LezBoyd, 6 years agoWent through the entire opt-out procedure THRICE, and every time I get the message "Opt out requests for 0 participating companies were successfully completed for this browser.", and "Opt-out requests for 134 participating companies were not completed."
I suppose its because they require you to enable Third Party Cookies in order to work, which in turn opens you up to tracking cookies from malicious ad-provider networks that are not part of the DAA. Its just better to install an ad-blocker extension and turn off third party cookies + clear cookies regularly. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14264914, 6 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by MonkPredator04, 6 years agoWorks so far. A bit of a gripe with it is - why have a toolbar button for the addon if it does not do anything? just get rid of it
- Rated 4 out of 5by Alberto T. Gomez, 6 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by timothylgatrell, 6 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 14128965, 6 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14110522, 6 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14107947, 6 years agoI feels like it restores power to me over what I see & others see about me. My invisible interweb guardian angel!
- Rated 4 out of 5by Mykl, 6 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14106295, 6 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 14065080, 6 years agoI don't understand a word you are writing here. Bet it was written by a lawyer and not a regular user. I am totally lost. It's a worthless exercise but doing it to make the Google ad about "protecting my privacy" go away. Shame on you.
- Rated 1 out of 5by ikkibod, 6 years agoTotal BS. You frequently have to go through the same 'opt out' procedure regardless of the 'protect my choices' sign up. I use Ghostery. So much more simple. No Google, no Internet Explorer, no Safari, and no Bing. One's as bad as the other. Firefox/Mozilla and Duck Duck Go.....in conjunction with Ghostery. Love seeing all the trackers. Worth the 5 minutes off set-up. I'm a 68 year old hater of "interest based advertising". Strong enuff'?
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 14046277, 6 years agoThis is a joke! I cannot opt out of most of the advertisers. This website is a COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME.
And why do you have so many ''anonymous'' users saying it's 'good' 'nice' etc. with high ratings? Who are you kidding? by Mazarine