Increasing Cookie Accessibility and Transparency in Desktop Browsers

Abstract

Data privacy concerns are on the rise. Due to lax regulations and the free-market structure in the United States, people are left to defend their personal information on web browsers. At the same time, many are ill-equipped to do so because available privacy solutions oftentimes require users to have some level of technical fluency. As a result, internet users find themselves increasingly concerned about privacy yet unable to react in response to protect it. As such, accessibility becomes to be an area of concern. This paper explores privacy and accessibility and discusses a tool called Cookie Control whose goal is to address accessibility issues.