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There is no need for a "tool" (which will only add to code bloat and be circumvented anyway). Just don't accept 3rd-party cookies and be done with it. All browsers already have this setting, it just needs to be enabled by default.

I invite all who haven't done so yet to change their browser's settings right now to refuse 3rd party cookies. They have almost no legitimate use anyway. The only breakage of a useful site I'm aware of pertains to active Disqus logins, a price well worth paying in my opinion.

The 3rd party cookie tracking problem is worse than most people think. For instance, every time your browser pulls a file from a CDN, you're tracked.

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