Cookie Killer

Some browsers don't properly allow you to see what cookies are coming from where, and if you can trust them. This extension allows a user to see every cookie that hasn't already been blocked + more.

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Inspiration

Cookie Clicker, a great game.

What it does

Fetch what cookies you a website is using or other sites (uh oh) might be using. You are able to delete the cookies or search them up quickly with an external database provided by cookiesearch.org.

How we built it

Initially built using a demo provided by Google for the chrome.cookies api, added some extra features.

Challenges we ran into

Finding an API for the description/actual use of the cookie was next to impossible, and ideally this information would be displayed directly in the browser. Instead, we opted to use a website search instead.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

First time building something for a hackathon, so thats something.

What we learned

It is hard to find an API for cookies not provided by chrome, and even harder to find one that gives info about what the cookies do.

What's next for cookie-checker

If you want to try it out, you can download from the repo linked below.

STEPS:

  1. download "v4" folder from repo for most recent, otherwise select the other versions.
  2. go to chrome://extensions
  3. activate developer mode
  4. click load unpacked
  5. go to a website and try it out!

NOTES:

  • Need to use a chromium-based browser, as it is a chrome extension. eg. Chrome, Opera, OperaGX, etc.
  • Although the manifest does say 3, the extension works for 2 as well.
  • Due to limited time and not enough resources, oftentimes, cookies are not documented and will not yield any search results. This is normal (unfortunately), but google has been planning to phase out third party cookies for quite some time now.

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