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The Magic Cookie, Longtime Enabler Of Ad Tech, Dies At 30

AdExchanger

It was best-known for something it wasn’t actually designed to do: targeting ads. The cookie – originally named “magic cookie” – which single-handedly enabled a generation of ad targeting, measurement and some mayhem, died this year.

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Max Schrems’ noyb Files 226 Fresh Cookie Banner GDPR Complaints

VideoWeek

Online privacy activist group noyb (none of your business), founded by well known campaigner Max Schrems, has filed 226 fresh complaints against websites which it claims are using “deceptive cookie banners”, and not complying with requirements outlined in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Google’s Phase-Out of Third-Party Cookies Has Begun

Brid.tv

One of the most anticipated industry changes is happening in 2024 – the start of Google’s third-party cookies phase-out. With Google’s initial testing underway from the 4th of January, the long-awaited cookie-less era is steadily approaching us. Table of Contents [ hide ] The Post-Cookie Era Starts!

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Publishers Fear Ad Revenue Slide with First-Party Cookies Under Threat

VideoWeek

In the years since Google first announced its decision to remove third-party cookies from its Chrome browser, one consistent refrain spoken at conferences and written in think pieces is that publishers should invest in first-party data. And for advertising cookies, it must be equally easy for users to “reject all” as it is to “accept all”.

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Industry Leaders Respond to Google’s Cookie Deprecation Pause and New Opt-Out Mechanism

Ad Monsters

Google’s latest announcement to halt the deprecation of third-party cookies in Chrome has sent shockwaves through the ad tech industry. Instead of phasing out cookies, Google plans to introduce a new user choice mechanism. There are mixed reactions to this news.

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Mixed reactions from ad ecosystem to Google keeping cookies

Martech

After years of back and forth between Google and regulatory bodies, the news finally came that Google is scrapping plans to kill third-party cookies in Chrome. This could lead to less competition and more market consolidation in the ad tech industry. “By Emotions ranged from lack of surprise to relief.

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Browser-Level Cookie Controls Better Reflect User Preferences, finds Government-Backed Study

VideoWeek

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was designed to give Europeans more control over their personal data. But for many, the most noticeable consequence of GDPR has been the prevalence of more intrusive cookie banners across the web.

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