> 2. Blocking 3rd party cookies by default. Apple defaults to blocking 3rd party cookies, Chrome does not. Both are derived the same webkit core (yes, I know th

> 2. Blocking 3rd party cookies by default. Apple defaults to blocking 3rd party cookies, Chrome does not. Both are derived the same webkit core (yes, I know there is different code now), but when Google decided to create Chrome, they went with a different default than the one that Apple had already used -- one that hasn't led to websites breaking for Apple users. Chrome's cookie code isn't derived from other code in WebCore; it's implemented in the platform layer. And it's intended to be as compatible as possible with the majority of the web. As for the privacy implications of third-party cookies, I think Michal covered the reality of the situation extremely well: http://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2010/08/cookies-v-people.html http://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2010/08/cookies-v-people.html