Google’s cookie-killing “Privacy Sandbox” project is finally set to begin.

Google Will Turn Off Cookies for 30 Million People on January 4::Google’s cookie-killing “Privacy Sandbox” project is finally set to begin.

  • my_hat_stinks@programming.devEnglish
    180·
    7 months ago

    In place of cookies, Google has introduced a new set of tools that makes the Chrome browser itself keep tabs on what you’re doing online.

    So instead of cookies which can be blocked or deleted relatively simply there’s spyware baked directly into the browser. How is this an improvement for the user?

    • oDDmON@lemmy.worldEnglish
      72·
      7 months ago

      How is this an improvement for the user?

      Wrong question. You should be asking, how is this an improvement for owners and shareholders? There’s money to be made somehow, right?

      • ilmagico@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        7 months ago

        Will Chromium-based browsers also have this “feature”, or can they turn it off (and will they)? Or is firefox the only safe alternative left?

        • carl_dungeon@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          7 months ago

          I use a mix of browsers, but I don’t think all chromium get this automatically- most are forks from further upstream I think? Vivaldi is my favorite non-chrome chromium.

  • SimonSaysStuff@lemmy.worldEnglish
    68·
    7 months ago

    I get the distinct feeling that the EU will have something to say about a US tech giant baking spyware into web browser that EU citizens use.

  • 1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
    691·
    7 months ago

    Privacy Sandbox from fucking Google… Lol.

    That’s like a terrorist offering protection services.

  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    521·
    7 months ago

    What the fuck is up with this Google-simping headline? It makes it sound like Google is doing a pro-privacy move lol

  • RQG@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    7 months ago

    Here is what I think is happening. Google blocks certain third party tracking cookies by default in chrome. They said theyll make a list to distinguish between what they call good and bad cookies. Also they’ll add built in tracking for Google into chrome.

    With chrome being the most used browser by far they can use that to sell white list slots on their list or access to the built in tracking. I assume that’s what they are after.

    • Ethalia@feddit.chEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Like how they distinguish between malware and non malware ads on YouTube? If that’s the “Protection” they’re offering then I’ll gladly pass on it.

  • oDDmON@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    7 months ago

    Looks like a good time to shitcan Chrome, and take a hard look at any forks built from it.

  • QuarterSwede@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    7 months ago

    If you can’t delete or clear whatever site tracking it will have this will have some unintended consequences.

    Ex. There is at least one site that I regularly have to delete the cookie for when it just stops working with my login. That’s the only fix. I’d be locked out if there is no way to clear that kind of data and it’s for work. This is for a 3rd party service a LOT of people use.