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Google Kills 3rd-Party Cookies — but Monopolizes AdTech

Richi Jennings | September 8, 2023 | adtech, Advertising, Advertising and AdTech, adverts, , , cookieconsent, cookies, FLEDGE, FLoC, Privacy, Privacy Sandbox, SB Blogwatch, Topics, tracking cookies,

Firefox looking good right now: “Privacy Sandbox” criticized as a proprietary, hypocritical, anti-competitive, self-serving contradiction ...

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Google Chrome 3rd Party Cookies Crumbling — Finally!

Richi Jennings | May 19, 2023 | Chrome, , cookies, FLoC, google, omnomnomnomnomnomcookie, Privacy, Privacy Sandbox, SB Blogwatch, Topics, tracking cookies

Om Nom Nom Nom Nom: Privacy Sandbox inching towards reality. But concerns remain ...

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Google ‘Delays Making Less Money’ — Third-Party Cookie Ban on Hold

Richi Jennings | July 28, 2022 | Chrome, cookies, FLoC, google, Might as well read “Google delays making less money”, Privacy, Privacy Sandbox, SB Blogwatch, Topics, tracking cookies

Google’s plan to kill third party cookies is delayed—yet again. And it’s probably not surprising ...

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Facebook/Google use Dark Patterns in Cookie Consent—says France, Waving $240M Fines

Richi Jennings | January 7, 2022 | CNIL, ePrivacy, facebook, france, , google, Meta, omnomnomnomnomnomcookie, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, tracking cookies

Yes, the French are revolting (again): France plans to hit Google and Facebook/Meta with $240 million in fines (€210M) ...

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Shorter Certificate Cycles Shouldn’t Mean Ignoring Extended Validation

Mark Flegg | October 6, 2021 | Certificate Life Cycle Management, cookies, extended validation certificate, tracking cookies

In terms of browser buzz, the imminent removal of tracking cookies has dominated the headlines. Chrome, for example, has announced it will remove support for third-party cookies in favor of privacy-preserving application ...

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