Apple Warning to iPhone Users: Delete this app over privacy risks. Here’s all we knowApple has issued a warning to iPhone users, advising them to stop using Google Chrome due to privacy concerns, media reports said. A new vi...
26 Apr, 2025, 02.10 AM 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
UK regulator says Google's ad-privacy changes fall short: reportWSJ reviews UK privacy regulator's critique of Google's Privacy Sandbox. Google plans to phase out third-party cookies by late 2024, under ...
19 Apr, 2024, 10.29 AM IST
Cybercriminals find new way to access Google accounts without password: reportA new type of malware that uses third-party cookies to gain unauthorised access to people's private data is already being actively tested b...
08 Jan, 2024, 12.45 PM IST
Cybercriminals find new way to access Google accounts without password: reportAccording to the cybersecurity company CloudSEK, a new type of malware that uses third-party cookies to gain unauthorised access to people'...
07 Jan, 2024, 04.26 PM 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
Google now delays blocking 3rd-party cookies in Chrome to late 2024Google has announced to delay its ambitious plan to block third-party tracking cookies in Chrome browser to the second half of 2024.
28 Jul, 2022, 05.30 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
Google's privacy push draws US antitrust scrutinyGoogle's plan to block "cookies" is a source of concern for US Justice Department investigators, who have been asking ad industry executive...
19 Mar, 2021, 03.43 AM IST
How brands will target ads to you after the death of browser cookiesHere is why Google is making the move, the backlash it has generated and how advertisers plan to personalize ads even after the company kil...
03 Mar, 2021, 07.56 PM 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