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20 Feb, 2025, 05.51 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
No proof YouTube promoted anti-vaccine content amid Covid-19: StudyThe study, published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, examined if YouTube's recommendation system acted as a "rabbit hole," lea...
17 Sep, 2023, 01.15 PM IST
YouTube ads may have led to online tracking of children, research saysThe Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, requires children's online services to obtain parental consent before collecting pe...
17 Aug, 2023, 05.32 PM 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
ETtech Evening Briefing on Mar. 4, 2021: WhatsApp calling comes to the laptopWhatsApp brings voice and video calls to laptops. Flipkart eyes US listing via an SPAC, but an IPO is more likely. What are third-party coo...
04 Mar, 2021, 08.26 PM 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
Privacy activists in EU file complaints over iPhone trackingNOYB says the iOS operating system creates unique codes for each iPhone that allow Apple and other third parties to “identify users across ...
16 Nov, 2020, 04.20 PM IST
Yahoo issues new security warning to users over potential malicious activityThe company declined to say how many people were potentially affected.
16 Feb, 2017, 09.06 AM IST
Be afraid: Verizon's supercookies to merge with AOL's ad-tracking networkVerizon is merging its cellphone tracking supercookie with AOL's ad tracking network to match users' online habits with their offline detai...
07 Oct, 2015, 03.05 PM IST
- Are networking sites leaking our details?
Popular social networking websites' users could be leaking their personal information to tracking sites, warn researchers at Worcester Poly...
31 Aug, 2009, 02.12 PM IST
- Cyber-crooks targeting social-networking websites
Computer security specialists warn that Facebook users have been hit with a series of data-stealing attacks in the past week as cyber crook...
03 Mar, 2009, 12.05 PM IST