Google delays plan to phase out browser-tracking ‘cookies’


The phasing out of third-party cookies will be pushed back into mid-2023 instead of late 2022 for the Chrome browser, Google said in a blog post. — AFP Relaxnews

Google said on June 24 it was delaying plans to phase out the use of browser “cookies” for its ad targeting after drawing complaints over its replacement for the technology.

The phasing out of third-party cookies – bits of software that keep track of sites visited by users – will be pushed back into mid-2023 instead of late 2022 for the Chrome browser, Google said in a blog post.

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