R.Wieser wrote:

Recently while trying to google something I've been getting redirects to a
"consent.google.com" page in relation to how I want to have my private data
to be used [1]. (the answer to which is: in no way at all)

Question: has anybody else come across the above and knows more about it ?

You are in the EU where the GDPR [Datenschutz-Grundverordnung] applies.
Google has had the fear of GDPR driven into it. Google must now ask for
your consent when it wants to use your private data.

You are asking people who are not in the EU and where the GDPR does not
apply. Google will simply use their private data without asking. They
will not see the consent page.


Possibly including how to skip/suppress it ?

Use a VPN which makes you appear to be in (say) North America where the
GDPR does not apply.

Those who don't get asked, will get their private data used by Google
without asking. That is the cost you will pay to suppress it.

It would be foolish to equate not being asked for consent with not
having your private data used.


I've been able to get rid of it a few times by closing the browser (which
throws away all cookies) and opening a new one, but just now that trick
didn't work instantly anymore

By the way: FF with JS disabled, and cookies set to session-only.

In the past, Google's general approach to Google settings was to save
your Google preferences in cookies on your browser. (When you throw away
cookies, you have to re-enter all your Google settings again.)

These days, Google is moving to requiring everyone to log in to Google
to have their Google settings remembered on Google's servers.