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Hackers Stealing Cookies May Become Last Straw In Google’s U-Turn

Hackers Stealing Cookies May Become Last Straw In Google’s U-Turn by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, October 31, 2024 Cookie stealing has become a problem in the digital advertising industry — as have the attempts to prevent it from happening. So why are advertisers and app developers still using them? Google introduced a security protection for … Continue reading Hackers Stealing Cookies May Become Last Straw In Google’s U-Turn

It’s time to re-think our rejection of third-party cookies

Third-party cookies will become less reliable and less common, but let’s not forget why they exist in the first place. Greg Krehbiel on August 30, 2024    Ever since Google threatened to eliminate third-party cookies, there’s been a steady drumbeat that websites should switch to first-party data, which, many say, is better anyways. While it’s … Continue reading It’s time to re-think our rejection of third-party cookies

Why first-party data still reigns even with Google keeping third-party cookies

Cookies or no cookies, first-party data is your competitive edge. Find out how to build a robust data strategy for the future. Sam Shennan on August 8, 2024   Data is not a new topic, but it is being revitalized since Google’s announcement that cookie deprecation is no longer in the pipeline. You might think … Continue reading Why first-party data still reigns even with Google keeping third-party cookies

Mixed reactions from ad ecosystem to Google keeping cookies

Skepticism, approval and mixed feelings: people have a lot to say about Google’s reversal on third-party cookies. Anu Adegbola on July 26, 2024   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. Unsurprisingly, participants in the advertising ecosystem … Continue reading Mixed reactions from ad ecosystem to Google keeping cookies

Third-party cookies will not be deprecated from Chrome

In a surprise move, Google announced that Chrome users will have choices going forward that include the third-party cookie experience. More UPDATES. Kim Davis on July 23, 2024   Google said (September 14, 2024) it will not deprecate third-party cookies in the Chrome browser, an about face that left the advertising industry stunned. It will, … Continue reading Third-party cookies will not be deprecated from Chrome

Advertisers, Publishers Are Done Dunking Cookies

Advertisers, Publishers Are Done Dunking Cookies by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, May 10, 2024 “Happenstance.” That’s how Quantcast CTO Peter Day described the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s dominance over Google’s roadmap to deprecate browser cookies.  Looking up the word, happenstance, to define it correctly, is “a chance situation,” the description read. “I’m not … Continue reading Advertisers, Publishers Are Done Dunking Cookies

OpenX Deal Library will compare alternatives to cookies

  OpenX Deal Library will compare alternatives to cookies Maybe we’ll start to find out which alternatives to cookies work best. Kim Davis on February 2, 2024   Omnichannel SSP OpenX is launching a Cookieless Deal Library that will allow advertisers to test and activate campaigns across a wide range of alternatives to third-party cookies. … Continue reading OpenX Deal Library will compare alternatives to cookies