The web browser Brave has announced the open-source Cookiecrumbler, a screen-blocking tool that notifies users when a website is collecting cookies – a common annoyance for many internet users in this day and age. Introduced in 2022, Brave’s Cookiecrumbler system utilizes a LLM model to detect website portions that display cookie notifications, instead of utilizing rule-based detection which can sometimes be faulty, causing web pages to crash and become unusable. Furthermore, Cookiecrumbler can work with websites in different languages, as demonstrated with a Thai cookie notification page from Sanook that Brave showcased.
The Cookiecrumbler server system is separate from the browser itself. The process involves maintaining a list of websites to crawl and extract their HTML content, followed by invoking Cookiecrumbler through an API to check for cookie notification components and propose fixes to block these HTML elements from appearing. Brave openly shares the results of these webpage readings on GitHub for the benefit of the developer community focusing on ad blocker applications.
Source: Cookiecrumbler GitHub, Brave Blog
TLDR: Brave’s Cookiecrumbler tool provides notification of websites collecting cookies, utilizing an advanced detection system to enhance user privacy and browsing experience.
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