Britain says Google's online-ad commitments no longer neededBritain's antitrust regulator said Google’s 2022 commitments on online advertising are likely unnecessary after the company dropped plans f...
13 Jun, 2025, 06.26 PM IST
Are cookies spying on you? What really happens behind the ‘accept all’ button you keep clicking on websitesThey’re not sweet treats, but internet cookies track your every click, habit, and interest. Most of us hit “accept” without a second though...
20 May, 2025, 06.16 PM IST
Google opts out of standalone prompt for third-party cookiesGoogle has decided not to introduce a new standalone prompt for third-party cookies and will continue supporting them in Chrome, citing div...
23 Apr, 2025, 10.11 AM IST
Cookie PolicyThis cookie policy explains how and why cookies and other similar technologies may be stored on and accessed from your device when you use ...
20 Feb, 2025, 05.51 PM IST
UK regulator criticises Google targeted adverts plansThe UK's data watchdog, the ICO, criticised Google's policy shift allowing "fingerprinting" to track users for targeted ads. This method, u...
19 Dec, 2024, 11.11 PM IST
Google scraps plan to remove cookies from Chrome following concerns from advertisersGoogle will retain third-party cookies in Chrome, addressing advertiser concerns and CMA scrutiny. Anthony Chavez's Privacy Sandbox aims to...
23 Jul, 2024, 07.12 AM IST
When the third-party cookie crumbles: A new privacy-centric internet emergesThird-party cookies, which are used to track the online movement of users, are being phased out by Google. A tool to make a user’s internet...
25 Feb, 2024, 08.51 AM IST
French data watchdog imposes 10 million euro fine on Yahoo! over cookie policyConcerning Yahoo!'s e-mail client, the CNIL found users could not withdraw their consent for cookies without giving up their access to the ...
19 Jan, 2024, 09.10 AM IST
Google to test new feature limiting advertisers' use of browser tracking cookiesThe search giant is set to roll out the feature, called Tracking Protection, on Jan. 4 to 1% of Chrome users globally, that will restrict c...
15 Dec, 2023, 07.22 AM IST
Microsoft fined €60 million over advertising cookies in FranceThe French regulator said that after investigations it found that "when users visited this site, cookies were deposited on their terminal w...
22 Dec, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
Google delays Chrome's blocking of tracking cookies to late 2023Google had wanted to bar reams of ad-personalisation companies from gathering users' browsing interests through cookies from January 2022
24 Jun, 2021, 08.07 PM IST
Google pledges to work with UK regulator in plan to remove browser cookiesThe Competition and Markets Authority in January began reviewing Google's plan to cut support for some cookies in Chrome as early as next y...
12 Jun, 2021, 10.36 AM IST
Death to cookieWhile third-party cookies are currently the backbone of online advertising, they account for a small portion of Google's ad revenue.
13 Mar, 2021, 09.00 AM IST
Google says won't use other web tracking tools after phasing out cookiesGoogle first announced it would get rid of third-party cookies, which for decades has enabled online ads, early last year to meet growing d...
03 Mar, 2021, 07.44 PM IST
Google, Amazon fined $163 million by French privacy watchdogThe CNIL noted that both companies made changes to their websites in September, yet said efforts were not sufficient to be in line with Fre...
11 Dec, 2020, 04.21 AM IST
French watchdog fines Google 100 million euros for breaching cookies rulesThe regulator found the French websites of Google and Amazon didn't seek the prior consent of visitors before advertising cookies were save...
10 Dec, 2020, 01.54 PM IST
Amul, Britannia indulge in bitter battle over butterAmul claims others are selling oil in butter cookies; Britannia makes cholesterol jibe.
17 Aug, 2019, 08.34 AM IST