{"id":36392,"date":"2013-02-25T19:06:22","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T17:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=36392"},"modified":"2025-07-02T01:36:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:36:35","slug":"how-to-disable-third-party-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-disable-third-party-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"How to disable third party cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-36406\" title=\"clean third party cookies from browser\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/clean-third-party-cookies-from-browser.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/>With the <a href=\"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/firefox-22-will-block-all-third-party-cookies-by-default\">news that Firefox 22 will disable 3rd party cookies by default<\/a>, you may be wondering how to do the same in your browser. Third-party cookies are those usually left by advertisers in your browser so that they can track and learn from your surfing habits when you&#8217;ve left the site.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not comfortable with this, or you&#8217;d rather just block them, here&#8217;s how in <a href=\"http:\/\/firefox.en.softonic.com\">Firefox<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/chrome.en.softonic.com\">Chrome<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/internet-explorer.en.softonic.com\">Internet Explorer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>How to disable third party cookies in <a href=\"http:\/\/firefox.en.softonic.com\/\">Firefox<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Go to the top left of your screen, click on the orange Firefox button and select <strong>Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Under the <strong>Privacy<\/strong> tab, <strong>deselect the box that says Accept Third Party Cookies<\/strong> and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36395\" title=\"block third party cookies firefox\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/block-third-party-cookies-firefox.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/block-third-party-cookies-firefox.png 534w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/block-third-party-cookies-firefox-300x288.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>How to disable third party cookies in <a href=\"http:\/\/google-chrome.en.softonic.com\/\">Chrome<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Click the <strong>Chrome Menu<\/strong> on the top right of the browser and select <strong>Settings<\/strong>. Scroll down until you see <strong>Advanced Settings<\/strong> and click it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36397\" title=\"show advanced settings chrome\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/show-advanced-settings-chrome.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/show-advanced-settings-chrome.png 488w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/show-advanced-settings-chrome-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Privacy<\/strong> click <strong>Content Settings<\/strong> and put a tick in the box <strong>Block third-party cookies and site data<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36401\" title=\"block third party cookies chrome\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/block-third-party-cookies-chrome1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/block-third-party-cookies-chrome1.png 356w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/block-third-party-cookies-chrome1-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>How to block third party cookies in <a href=\"http:\/\/internet-explorer-10-preview.en.softonic.com\/\">Internet Explorer<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Go to <strong>Tools<\/strong> near the top right of your screen in the browser tool bar. In the drop down menu, select <strong>Internet Options<\/strong>. In the <strong>Privacy<\/strong> tab, select <strong>Advanced<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36403\" title=\"block third party cookies internet explorer\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/block-third-party-cookies-internet-explorer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/block-third-party-cookies-internet-explorer.png 423w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/block-third-party-cookies-internet-explorer-234x300.png 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Override automatic cookie handling<\/strong> and select the <strong>Block<\/strong> button next to <strong>Third Party Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36404\" title=\"block third party cookies settings internet explorer\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/block-third-party-cookies-settings-internet-explorer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/block-third-party-cookies-settings-internet-explorer.png 388w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2013\/02\/block-third-party-cookies-settings-internet-explorer-300x238.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most people shouldn&#8217;t suffer problems surfing sites after blocking third party cookies but if you do start experiencing problems with sites that were previously OK, then you may have to reverse the procedure and allow third party cookies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the news that Firefox 22 will disable 3rd party cookies by default, you may be wondering how to do the same in your browser. Third-party cookies are those usually left by advertisers in your browser so that they can track and learn from your surfing habits when you&#8217;ve left the site. If you&#8217;re not &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-disable-third-party-cookies\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to disable third party cookies&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2009,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[2441],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-36392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2009"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36392"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":333336,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36392\/revisions\/333336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36392"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=36392"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=36392"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=36392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}