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Google is killing privacy sandbox and keeping third-party cookies in Chrome. (privacysandbox.com)
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[–] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I wonder if it has anything to do with them possibly having to sell off Chrome

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 days ago

Perhaps more to do with this. Google no longer has legal problems in the US under Trump.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

possible. theirs might just become 'third party' cookies.

but i think they're confident that they will not have to give up anything tangible in the current proceedings. toss a little more money into the diaper pail, case is mysteriously dropped or government remedy neutered to a "try not to do that again".

[–] kbal@fedia.io 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It might. If some day they don't control the browser, whoever does control it might be hesitant to build in features that are only there to spy on users for Google. Cookies do at least have some other uses.

[–] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Or, Google would be the one blocked by the new owner (who would have all the info that Google would’ve in the past ) not the one blocking.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Whose going to be the new owner? Don't see anyone stopping up as even Microsoft got out of the browser engine game.

[–] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

OpenAI would loooooove that kind of info https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dr6neg766o