Google says it's making progress in its plans to remove third-party cookies from Chrome browser
3 years, 10 months ago

Google says it's making progress in its plans to remove third-party cookies from Chrome browser

Firstpost  

Google says it’s making progress on plans to revamp Chrome user tracking technology aimed at improving privacy even as it faces challenges from regulators and officials. In a blog post, Google’s group product manager for user trust and privacy, Chetna Bindra, sought to ease fears about the project, saying the proposals will “help publishers and advertisers succeed while also protecting people’s privacy as they move across the web.” Google Chrome Google said it was releasing new data on one proposed technology, which does away with “individual identifiers” and instead groups users into large demographic flocks. Marketers for an Open Web, a UK industry lobbying group, said Google’s announcement did nothing to ease concerns voiced by the ad industry and regulators and questioned whether the company’s data showed what it claimed. Google’s plan has drawn scrutiny from Britain’s competition watchdog, which this month opened an investigation into whether it could undermine online ad competition and entrench Google’s dominant position in the digital advertising industry.

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Fresh trouble for Google, has to face class action suit for Chrome's user info collection
4 months ago

Fresh trouble for Google, has to face class action suit for Chrome's user info collection

Firstpost  

Google’s lawsuit, which has been put on hold since 2020, got a new lease on life after a federal appeals court decided to overturn a previous ruling that had dismissed the case Google is once again in hot water over its data collection practices. This time, the company is facing a revived class action lawsuit that claims it’s been gathering …

Google won't be scrapping third-party cookies on its Chrome browser anymore. Here's what that means
5 months ago

Google won't be scrapping third-party cookies on its Chrome browser anymore. Here's what that means

ABC  

Google has decided to keep third-party cookies in its internet browser after years of pledging to scrap them. Personal data a cookie might contain could be: Website name Browsing habits and history Personal preferences and history Your IP address Phone number and address Links clicked Shopping cart items There are several different types of Internet Cookies, but the one Google …

Apple issues 'massive' warning about Google Chrome to all 1.46 billion iPhone users
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Apple issues 'massive' warning about Google Chrome to all 1.46 billion iPhone users

Daily Mail  

Apple has issued a massive warning to all of its 1.46 billion iPhone users that appears centered around Google Chrome. Apple urged users to switch to Safari amid security concerns surrounding Google Chrome Apple promoted the security of its own Safari browser - which has nearly one billion users globally - on billboards around the world to dissuade people from …

Google delays cookie phase-out following regulatory pushback
8 months ago

Google delays cookie phase-out following regulatory pushback

Live Mint  

Google will miss its end-of-year target for changing the way advertising is delivered in its dominant Chrome web browser, a setback in its yearslong efforts to improve consumer privacy on the internet. Google said Tuesday it would no longer be able to eliminate third-party cookies on its original timeline, citing “ongoing challenges related to reconciling divergent feedback from the industry, …

Google settles lawsuit to delete incognito search data of millions of Chrome users
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Google settles lawsuit to delete incognito search data of millions of Chrome users

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Google has agreed to delete the incognito search data of millions of its …

Google Ready to Delete Secret Chrome Browsing Data Of Billions Of Users: Know More
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Google Ready to Delete Secret Chrome Browsing Data Of Billions Of Users: Know More

News 18  

– Google agreed to destroy billions of data records to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsing privately. The class action began in 2020, covering millions of Google users who used private browsing since June 1, 2016. Users alleged that Google's analytics, cookies and apps let the Alphabet unit improperly …

Google to purge billions of files with personal data in Chrome privacy case: All you need to know
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Google to purge billions of files with personal data in Chrome privacy case: All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U.S. surfing the internet through its Chrome web browser. The settlement requires Google to expunge billions of personal records stored in its data centers and make more prominent privacy disclosures about Chrome's Incognito option when it is activated. The company …

The Incognito Mode Myth Has Fully Unraveled
54 years, 11 months ago

The Incognito Mode Myth Has Fully Unraveled

Wired  

If you still hold any notion that Google Chrome’s “Incognito mode” is a good way to protect your privacy online, now’s a good time to stop. Google has agreed to delete “billions of data records” the company collected while users browsed the web using Incognito mode, according to documents filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday. Under the …

Google will purge billions of files containing personal data in settlement of Chrome privacy case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Google will purge billions of files containing personal data in settlement of Chrome privacy case

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U.S. surfing the internet through its Chrome web browser. The settlement requires Google to expunge billions of personal records stored in its data centers and make more prominent privacy disclosures about Chrome’s Incognito option when it is …

Google steps up privacy, restricts third-party cookies for 1% of Chrome users
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Google steps up privacy, restricts third-party cookies for 1% of Chrome users

The Hindu  

Google has started restricting third-party cookies for 1% of those who use its Chrome browser, shared the company in a blog post. However, they can also intrude on users’ privacy and many sites offer users the option of turning off such cookies. In addition to having their cookies turned off, the 1% of Chrome users receiving the update will also …

Google to turn off cookies for 30 million users today with Chrome's new feature ‘Tracking Protection’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Google to turn off cookies for 30 million users today with Chrome's new feature ‘Tracking Protection’

Hindustan Times  

In December, IT giant Google announced that it will be putting an end to the cookies on its browser Google Chrome for 30 million people across the world, or around 1 percent of the total users of Google Chrome. Google said that the company will automatically block third-party cookies for millions of Chrome users on January 4, preventing other websites …

Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used the “incognito” mode in its Chrome browser — along with similar “private” modes in other browsers — to track their internet use. The class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 said Google misled users into believing that it wouldn’t track their …

Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using 'incognito mode'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using 'incognito mode'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Google has agreed to settle …

U.S. court sanctions Google in privacy case, company's second legal setback in days
1 year, 8 months ago

U.S. court sanctions Google in privacy case, company's second legal setback in days

The Hindu  

A U.S. court has sanctioned Google LLC for a second time in recent days, after a judge in a decision unsealed on Wednesday said the Alphabet Inc. unit took too long to comply with a ruling last year in a data-privacy class action. The order from U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen in San Jose, California, stems from a class …

Can this privacy browser be a Google Chrome alternative?
1 year, 10 months ago

Can this privacy browser be a Google Chrome alternative?

The Hindu  

A quick search on Google Chrome or Safari might take just a few seconds to lead you to the answer you need, but the resulting data from the search and what it reveals about you as a consumer is rapidly monetised. We reviewed one such privacy browser, Brave, that blocks website trackers and Concept Launched in 2016, Brave is based …

Google is testing a replacement for third-party cookies
2 years, 10 months ago

Google is testing a replacement for third-party cookies

The Hindu  

Google is testing a replacement for third-party cookies after experimenting with its Federated Learning of Cohorts concept for nearly a year. The feature would let the browser recognise five topics every week based on the user’s recent browsing history. The topic identification will be done within the user’s device, without sharing data with external servers, including Google servers, the company …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai likely to be questioned in lawsuit which claims incognito mode tracks user data
2 years, 11 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai likely to be questioned in lawsuit which claims incognito mode tracks user data

India Today  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is likely to be questioned in an incognito mode privacy lawsuit for up to two hours, according to a ruling passed by a California federal judge. Earlier this year, Brian Rakowski, who is known as ‘the father' of Incognito mode had testified that though Google states Incognito enables browsing privately, what users expect may not match …

Google makes pledges on browser cookies to appease U.K. regulatorinter
3 years ago

Google makes pledges on browser cookies to appease U.K. regulatorinter

The Hindu  

Google has pledged more restrictions on its use of data from its Chrome browser to address concerns raised by Britain's competition regulator about its plan to ban third-party cookies that advertisers use to track consumers. The Competition and Markets Authority has been investigating Google's plan to cut support for some cookies in Chrome - an initiative called the "Privacy Sandbox" …

Google’s browser cookies plan anti-competitive, advertisers tell EU
3 years, 2 months ago

Google’s browser cookies plan anti-competitive, advertisers tell EU

The Hindu  

Google's plan to block a popular web tracking tool called "cookies" is anti-competitive, a group of advertisers, publishers and tech companies said in a complaint to EU antitrust regulators. The grievance could boost the European Commission's investigation opened in June into Alphabet unit Google's Privacy Sandbox which the company said could allow businesses to target clusters of consumers without identifying …

Google CEO sought to keep Incognito mode issues out of spotlight, lawsuit alleges
3 years, 3 months ago

Google CEO sought to keep Incognito mode issues out of spotlight, lawsuit alleges

The Hindu  

Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai in 2019 was warned that describing the company's Incognito browsing mode as "private" was problematic, yet it stayed the course because he did not want the feature "under the spotlight," according to a new court filing. In a written update on trial preparations filed Thursday in U.S. district court, attorneys for the users said they …

Google’s digital ads business could face lawsuit
3 years, 3 months ago

Google’s digital ads business could face lawsuit

The Hindu  

The U.S. Justice Department is readying a second monopoly lawsuit against Alphabet Inc-owned Google over the internet search giant's digital advertising business, Bloomberg Newsreported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The Justice Department sued Google in October, accusing the $1 trillion company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals. A lawsuit by 38 U.S. states …

Google delays third-party cookies removal amid regulatory scrutiny
3 years, 5 months ago

Google delays third-party cookies removal amid regulatory scrutiny

The Hindu  

Google on Thursday said it will not phase out third party cookies until late 2023, almost two years later than its initial removal time of early 2022. Its decision to phase out third-party cookies over a three-month period, starting in mid-2023 and ending in late 2023, is subject to a commitment made to United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority. Google …

Google delays blocking of third-part cookies on Chrome web browser until late 2023
3 years, 5 months ago

Google delays blocking of third-part cookies on Chrome web browser until late 2023

Firstpost  

Google aims to have the new technology available by the end of 2022 for developers to start adopting. Google is retiring third-party cookies as it overhauls Chrome to tighten privacy, but the proposals have shaken up the online advertising industry, raising fears that replacement technology will leave even less room for online ad rivals. It has also promised not to …

Google Chrome pushes back blocking of tracking cookies to late 2023
3 years, 6 months ago

Google Chrome pushes back blocking of tracking cookies to late 2023

India Today  

Google's Chrome web browser will not fully block tracking cookies until late 2023, the Alphabet company said on Thursday, delaying by nearly two years a move that has drawn antitrust concerns from competitors and regulators. The Privacy Sandbox feature for Google Chrome that will be responsible for blocking third-party cookies and has been delayed over what the company said is …

Google delays phase out of tracking tech by nearly 2 years
3 years, 6 months ago

Google delays phase out of tracking tech by nearly 2 years

Associated Press  

LONDON — Google will delay by nearly two years the phase out of Chrome web browser technology that tracks users for ad purposes, saying that it needs more time to develop a replacement system. Google is retiring third-party cookies as it overhauls Chrome to tighten privacy, but the proposals have shaken up the online advertising industry, raising fears that replacement …

Google delays Chrome's blocking of tracking cookies to late 2023
3 years, 6 months ago

Google delays Chrome's blocking of tracking cookies to late 2023

Live Mint  

Google's Chrome web browser will not fully block tracking cookies until late 2023, the Alphabet Inc company said on Thursday, delaying by nearly two years a move that has drawn antitrust concerns from competitors and regulators. Google is working with the ad industry on technologies that could replace the tracking capabilities of cookies while better protecting online privacy. It now …

Google offers UK regulators role in phasing out ad-tracking tech from Chrome browser
3 years, 6 months ago

Google offers UK regulators role in phasing out ad-tracking tech from Chrome browser

Firstpost  

The UK competition watchdog has been investigating Google’s proposals to remove so-called third-party cookies over concerns they would undermine digital ad competition. The UK competition watchdog has been investigating Google’s proposals to remove so-called third-party cookies over concerns they would undermine digital ad competition and entrench the company’s market power. “The emergence of tech giants such as Google has presented …

Google offers UK watchdog role in browser cookie phase-out
3 years, 6 months ago

Google offers UK watchdog role in browser cookie phase-out

Associated Press  

LONDON — Google is offering U.K. regulators a role overseeing its phasing out of ad-tracking technology from its Chrome browser, in a package of commitments the tech giant is proposing to apply globally to head off a competition investigation. The U.K. competition watchdog has been investigating Google’s proposals to remove so-called third-party cookies over concerns they would undermine digital ad …

U.K. competition watchdog secures Google commitments on third-party cookies
3 years, 6 months ago

U.K. competition watchdog secures Google commitments on third-party cookies

The Hindu  

Britain's competition regulator said on Friday it had secured commitments from Google about the tech giant's proposal to remove third-party cookies from its Chrome browser. The Competition and Markets Authority said the commitments were a result of action it launched against the U.S. company in January following concerns that its proposals could restrict competition in digital advertising. Google had said …

Google’s privacy push draws U.S. antitrust scrutiny
3 years, 9 months ago

Google’s privacy push draws U.S. antitrust scrutiny

The Hindu  

Google's plan to block a popular web tracking tool called "cookies" is a source of concern for U.S. Justice Department investigators who have been asking advertising industry executives whether the move by the search giant will hobble its smaller rivals, people familiar with the situation said. Investigators are asking whether Google is using Chrome, which has 60% global market share, …

DoJ concerned over Google's plan to block cookies in its Chrome
3 years, 9 months ago

DoJ concerned over Google's plan to block cookies in its Chrome

Daily Mail  

US Department of Justice investigators are concerned about Google's plan to ban cookies in Chrome and are questioning whether the move by the search giant will reduce competition by preventing smaller rivals from tracking users. Alphabet Inc's Google a year ago announced it would ban some cookies - a popular web tracking tool that has enabled personalized online ads - …

Google faces lawsuit over ‘tracking users’ in incognito mode
3 years, 9 months ago

Google faces lawsuit over ‘tracking users’ in incognito mode

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A US judge has ruled that Google must face a lawsuit alleging that …

Google faces lawsuit in the USA for tracking user data even in incognito mode
3 years, 9 months ago

Google faces lawsuit in the USA for tracking user data even in incognito mode

Op India  

The tech giant Google may have to pay a fine worth $5 billion as it faces a class-action lawsuit in the United States. As we clearly state, each time you open a new incognito tab, websites might be able to collect information about your browsing activity during your session.” The case was filed in June 2020 In June 2020, three …

Editorial: Google renounces web tracking, but protecting privacy will take much more
3 years, 9 months ago

Editorial: Google renounces web tracking, but protecting privacy will take much more

LA Times  

The commercial internet developed with so little regard for privacy, tech companies have been able to turn personal data into hefty profits, raising billions of dollars off their ability to collect and sell information about anyone who strayed within hailing distance of their software. Google declared in a blog post Wednesday that it would no longer use or support third-party …

Google Privacy, Advertising and Their Claims of Not Tracking You Online - News18
3 years, 9 months ago

Google Privacy, Advertising and Their Claims of Not Tracking You Online - News18

News 18  

Google is finally giving up on third party cookie tracking. Anyone on the internet today have either gotten too used to being tracked and served with targeted What is Google’s privacy pitch The blog post by David Temkin, product management director for Google Ads, Privacy and Trust underlines one positive thing – users, after all, have taken cognisance of the …

How brands will target ads to you after the death of browser cookies
3 years, 9 months ago

How brands will target ads to you after the death of browser cookies

The Hindu  

Next year, Alphabet Inc's Google plans to phase out technology in its Chrome browser that lets other companies track users' web browsing. But privacy activists say companies that develop online ad technology abuse cookies by tracking users across many websites and letting brands use the data to target ads. Brands could target their ads to a cluster interested in buying …

Google will not allow third-party cookies to track the browsing activities of users
3 years, 9 months ago

Google will not allow third-party cookies to track the browsing activities of users

India Today  

Google has said that it will phase out the third-party cookies but once that it is done, it would not replace the cookies with any other tracking tech. The companies that use third-party cookies to track the activities of users on the web will have to find new ways or new trackers to do that. “Chrome announced its intent to …

Google won't use other web tracking tools after phasing out cookies
3 years, 9 months ago

Google won't use other web tracking tools after phasing out cookies

The Hindu  

Alphabet Inc's Google will not build or use alternate tools to track web browsing traffic once it begins phasing out existing technology from its Chrome browser next year, it said in a blog post on Wednesday, in a move that will reshape how online advertising works. Google first announced it would get rid of third-party cookies, which for decades has …

Google vows no new user tracking in Chrome ad data changes
3 years, 9 months ago

Google vows no new user tracking in Chrome ad data changes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Google says it won't develop …

Google to STOP tracking users and selling ads based on Chrome browsing histories
3 years, 9 months ago

Google to STOP tracking users and selling ads based on Chrome browsing histories

Daily Mail  

Google on Wednesday announced plans to stop selling ads based on users' browsing history in an upcoming overhaul aimed at tightening up privacy. Google has been working on proposals to remove from Chrome so-called third party cookies - snippets of code used by a website's advertisers to record browsing history in order to show users personalized ads - in an …

Google vows no new user tracking in Chrome ad data changes
3 years, 9 months ago

Google vows no new user tracking in Chrome ad data changes

LA Times  

Google says it won’t develop new ways to follow individual users across the internet after it phases out existing ad tracking technology from Chrome browsers in an upcoming overhaul aimed at tightening privacy. The digital giant has been working on proposals to remove from Chrome so-called third-party cookies, which are snippets of code used by a website’s advertisers to record …

Google is moving away from diet of ’cookies’ to track users
3 years, 10 months ago

Google is moving away from diet of ’cookies’ to track users

Live Mint  

Google is weaning itself off user-tracking "cookies" which allow the web giant to deliver personalized ads but which also have raised the hackles of privacy defenders. "This approach effectively hides individuals 'in the crowd' and uses on-device processing to keep a person's web history private on the browser," Google product manager Chetna Bindra explained in unveiling the system called Federated …

Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progress
3 years, 10 months ago

Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progress

The Hindu  

Google says it's making progress on plans to revamp Chrome user tracking technology aimed at improving privacy even as it faces challenges from regulators and officials. In a blog post, Google’s group product manager for user trust and privacy, Chetna Bindra, sought to ease fears about the project, saying the proposals will “help publishers and advertisers succeed while also protecting …

Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progress
3 years, 10 months ago

Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progress

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progress
3 years, 10 months ago

Google says Chrome cookie replacement plan making progress

Associated Press  

LONDON — Google says it’s making progress on plans to revamp Chrome user tracking technology aimed at improving privacy even as it faces challenges from regulators and officials. In a blog post, Google’s group product manager for user trust and privacy, Chetna Bindra, sought to ease fears about the project, saying the proposals will “help publishers and advertisers succeed while …

U.K. watchdog investigates Google's ad data revamp proposals
3 years, 11 months ago

U.K. watchdog investigates Google's ad data revamp proposals

The Hindu  

Britain's competition watchdog said on Friday that it launched an investigation into Google's plan to overhaul its ad data system over worries it could leave even less room for rivals in the online ad industry. The Competition and Markets Authority said it opened a formal investigation into Google's proposals to remove so-called third-party cookies from its popular Chrome browser and …

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