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"Google on Tuesday revealed that it will no longer offer a standalone prompt for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser as part of its Privacy Sandbox initiative.

"We've made the decision to maintain our current approach to offering users third-party cookie choice in Chrome, and will not be rolling out a new standalone prompt for third-party cookies," Anthony Chavez, vice president of Privacy Sandbox at Google, said.

"Users can continue to choose the best option for themselves in Chrome's Privacy and Security Settings."

Back in July 2024, the tech giant said it had abandoned its plans to deprecate third-party tracking cookies and that it intends to roll out a new experience instead that lets users make an informed choice.

Google said feedback from publishers, developers, regulators, and the ads industry has made it clear there are "divergent perspectives" on making changes that could affect the availability of third-party cookies.

In its place, the tech behemoth said it will continue to invest in enhancing tracking protections in Chrome's Incognito mode, which blocks third-party cookies by default. It also intends to introduce a new IP Protection feature in the third quarter of 2025."

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5️⃣ 6️⃣ 7️⃣ & 8️⃣ Multiple antitrust cases in search, ad tech, cloud services and more could reshape Big Tech significantly.
#Antitrust #Search #AdTech #Advertising #TheCloud #Smartphones #OnlineShopping #BigTech

WTF else happen this week:

The National Folk Festival wraps up a good year, more universities have announced job cuts and Apple has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in the past decade.
#Universities #JobCuts #Apple #Climate

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