Mozilla brings its cookie protection tool to Firefox for AndroidIt prevents cookies from being shared across websites. By S. Fielding, 03.14.2023
Google wants to figure out how to serve Android users ads while minimizing trackingAs it struggles to do the same on the web.By C. Low, 02.16.2022
Meta will pay $90 million to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuitFacebook's tracking cookies followed users even after they signed out.By J. Fingas, 02.15.2022
UK regulator accepts Google's updated proposal on browser cookie trackingThe government will keep a 'close eye' on the Privacy Sandbox development.By S. Dent, 02.11.2022
Google is testing a new replacement for third-party cookiesTopics API is a browser-based approach and will replace the previously proposed FLoC.By C. Low, 01.25.2022
French regulator fines Google and Facebook a combined $238 million over cookiesIt ruled that they didn't allow French users to easily reject cookie tracking. By S. Dent, 01.06.2022
Google delays the rollout of its third-party cookie replacement to mid-2023It originally planned to ditch individual user tracking in Chrome by 2022.By S. Shah, 06.24.2021
UK competition regulator to supervise Google's Privacy Sandbox changesThe tech giant is promising to limit the way it uses and combines user data.By S. Shah, 06.11.2021
Google says it won't build Privacy Sandbox backdoorsIt's assuring spooked advertisers that it's committed to ditching third-party cookies.By S. Shah, 05.31.2021
What would the internet look like without third-party cookies?And which of the bird-themed proposals will take over?By C. Low, 04.14.2021
Google is testing its replacement for third-party cookiesFLoC is officially in fashion.By J. Conditt, 03.30.2021
Google's plan to block third-party cookies has drawn attention from the DoJThere are concerns the move will harm rival ad networks.By K. Holt, 03.18.2021
Google antitrust lawsuit amended to target Chrome’s Privacy SandboxFive more attorneys general have joined the suit, taking the total to 15.By K. Holt, 03.16.2021
Firefox's Total Cookie Protection aims to stop tracking between multiple sitesThe browser's latest release also includes a multi-view video option.By S. Shah, 02.23.2021
Google starts testing its replacement for third-party cookiesChrome will drop third-party cookie support when the tokens are ready.By J. Fingas, 08.01.2020
Chrome is getting more intuitive privacy and security controlsGoogle is redesigning the desktop Site Settings page to be more useful.By C. Fisher, 05.19.2020
EU says websites can't hide content behind 'cookie walls'You shouldn't be forced to accept cookies to see a site's content.By J. Fingas, 05.06.2020
Safari now blocks all third-party cookies by defaultIt's the first mainstream web browser to take this step.By J. Fingas, 03.24.2020
Most websites don't follow European cookie consent laws, study showsJust over one in ten sites conform to EU laws, according to researchers. By S. Dent, 01.13.2020
Firefox update adds detailed tracking reports and password toolsA new dashboards shows exactly how many cookies Firefox blocks in a day. By I. Bonifacic, 10.22.2019