When you browse the web, websites often store bits of information in your browser called cookies. Although not inherently dangerous, some websites use cookies to track you. Here's how to disable them ...

Cookies are data artifacts saved by web browsers on our internet-connected devices. They keep a record of the websites you visit, and in the case of first-party cookies, they're important for certain ...

All Firefox users on desktop will now be protected by the browser's Total Cookie Protection feature by default. Mozilla calls it the browser's "strongest privacy protection to date," because it ...

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In a blow to Microsoft's idea of having browsers block tracking cookies by default, the working group dealing with the issue at the World Wide Web Consortium has come up with a proposal that bars any ...

"C" is for cookie, gathering data on me. You know them, you loathe them, but because of how the web works these days, you cannot avoid them. Unless your browser of ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google’s plan to implement a new Tracking Protection feature in Chrome begins in January with the intention to ...

Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday announced its second try at enabling advertisers to buy ads based on users’ browsing interests without having to rely on what it has described as privacy-invasive ...

Google on Monday said it was ditching its long mooted plan to block tracking "cookies" on its Chrome browser after years of resistance from online publishers and questions from regulators. The ...