Cookies are data artifacts saved by web browsers on our internet-connected devices. They keep a record of the websites you visit, and in the case of first-party cookies, they're important for certain ...

All Firefox users on desktop will now be protected by the browser's Total Cookie Protection feature by default. Mozilla calls it the browser's "strongest privacy protection to date," because it ...

After years of seeing other browsers improve privacy features, Google is now offering a native Chrome feature to block cookies from being accessed by third-party clients. With this feature, it will ...

Mozilla has been courting controversy with its move toward blocking some third-party cookies by default in Firefox. While preventing unvisited websites from setting cookies is undoubtedly good for ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google’s plan to implement a new Tracking Protection feature in Chrome begins in January with the intention to ...

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Google on Monday said it was ditching its long mooted plan to block tracking "cookies" on its Chrome browser after years of resistance from online publishers and questions from regulators. The ...

California-based auditor webXray reports that tech giants have continued to use cookies to track users across the internet, ...

These are strong, very strong cookie-blocking measures, which have a direct impact on privacy, and there is nothing quite ...