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> it offers more privacy than 3rd party cookies I mean yeah probably. You know what else does that? Removing 3rd party cookies and not adding an advertisement
by themoonisachees 3y ago
> it offers more privacy than 3rd party cookies
I mean yeah probably. You know what else does that? Removing 3rd party cookies and not adding an advertisement API to replace it. Literally effortless.
I believe chrome had been a good product but at this point it is clear the policy makers are no longer people who care about it as a browser (some may argue that was always the case) and are now just execs from the adsense branch.
- jsnell 3y agoThey've been forbidden by regulators in multiple major economies from removing third-party cookies without a suitable replacement.
- jeltz 3y agoWhat countries?
- dspillett 3y agoDo you have a reference for that? A quick search found nothing obvious. The option to block all 3d party cookies certainly exists (though by default only affects incognito mode).
- jsnell 3y agoUK (CMA): https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-to-keep-close-eye-on-google-as-it-secures-final-privacy-sandbox-commitments https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-to-keep-close-eye-on-... US: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/16/22333848/google-antitrust-lawsuit-texas-complaint-chrome-privacy https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/16/22333848/google-antitrust... (States) https://www.engadget.com/google-antitrust-doj-cookies-privacy-sandbox-152453575.html https://www.engadget.com/google-antitrust-doj-cookies-privac... (DoJ) EU (EC): https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/06/eu-antitrust-regulators-launch-probe-into-googles-floc-plan/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/06/eu-antitrust-reg... Ok, technically only the UK explicitly forbid it. But having something be pre-emptively investigated for antitrust issues by both the US and EU even before launch is functionally the same thing.
- LordShredda 3y agoWhat major economy? Your ass most likely