More and more browser add-ons being caught sticking their noses where they don't belong and collecting personal information on users' browsing habits, sometimes even to commit fraud. — dpa
Alphabet Inc's Google is set to roll out a dashboard-like function in its Chrome browser to offer users more control in fending off tracking cookies, the Wall Street Journal reported on May 6, citing people familiar with the matter.
Cookies are small text files that follow internet users and are used by advertisers to target consumers on the specific interests they have displayed while browsing.
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