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By Philippa Wain Technology reporter 4 January 2024 Image source, Getty Images Google has begun testing changes to the way companies are able to track users online. A new feature in the Chrome browser disables third-party cookies – small files stored on your device to collect analytic data, personalise online ads and monitor browsing. It will initially be available to 1% of global users, about 30 million people. Google describes the changes as a test, with plans for a full rollout to eliminate… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Number of websites blocking Google-Extended jump 180%  Search Engine Land Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law  WBUR News Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law  NPR Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]South Korea fines Google $32 mln for blocking games on competing platform  Reuters Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google confirms it is testing blocking news content access for some in Canada  Seeking Alpha Source link

Several Republican House members fighting to stop Rep. Kevin McCarthy from becoming speaker met Friday morning at the offices of the Conservative Partnership Institute, an organization run by Mark Meadows and Jim DeMint. Meadows, a former Republican congressman from North Carolina, was chief of staff to former President Donald Trump and played a central role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He joined CPI as senior partner in January 2021, a few weeks after Trump supporters stormed… Source link

Twitter appears to have cut off Google Voice numbers from two-factor authentication (2FA). Although it’s hardly the first company to block virtual phone numbers from SMS authentication, the change could be connected to CEO Elon Musk’s aggressive moves to snuff out bot accounts from the platform. The new behavior, reported by 9to5Google, appears to block users from using a Google Voice number to authenticate their accounts. (I tried it today, and it rejected my Google Voice number.) Further,… Source link

We’re still at least two years away from ditching the invasive cookies, fingerprinting, and other tech that track user information and behavior across multiple sites for advertising to using Google’s preferred Privacy Sandbox set of replacements. Google originally published its intention to phase out support for third-party tracking cookies in Chrome within two years in early 2020 — now about two and a half years (and one global pandemic) ago. In a blog post published today, Google… Source link

The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register JAKARTA, July 21 (Reuters) – Indonesia said on Thursday Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has signed up to its new licensing rules for technology platforms, but warned that companies that had yet to register would be blocked in five working days. Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan of the communications ministry… Source link