Ekaterina Gerasimova
kittykat3756@gmail.com 2013
Michael Hill
mdhill@gnome.org
Federico Bruni
fede@inventati.org 2021
How do I choose which websites I allow to set cookies?
Fabio Tomat
f.t.public@gmail.com 2019

# Set cookie preference

You can specify whether you want to accept cookies and from which websites.

Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select Preferences Privacy.

Select whether you want to accept cookies from all websites, accept cookies only from websites which you have visited or to not accept any cookies.

You should normally use Only from sites you visit because this option allows you to log into your accounts on most websites while preventing websites that you have not visited from leaving cookies.

If you choose to Always accept cookies, then websites that you have not visited will be able to leave third party cookies. Third party cookies are often used by advertisers and social media websites to track your activity across websites and offer targeted content. Note that some websites, such as Outlook.com, use third party cookies to monitor whether you are logged in.

If you Never accept cookies, you may experience problems on some websites like logging into your accounts, saving your preferences or not being able add items to your shopping basket.