Facebook’s Cookiegate: Controversial Tracking Cookie is Back
The same Australian who blew the whistle on Facebook tracking logged out users last week discovered yesterday that although Facebook had “fixed” the problem, the tracking cookie has been re-enabled....
View ArticleCookiegate Another Privacy Black Eye For Google
Call it “Cookiegate” — or “Safarigate” perhaps. Late last night we got the Wall Street Journal’s piece: “Google’s iPhone Tracking: Web Giant, Others Bypassed Apple Browser Settings for Guarding...
View ArticleThe Trouble with Tribbles: Beyond Google’s Cookiegate Browser Settings Hype
Google’s circumvention of Safari privacy settings is just the tip of the user tracking iceberg. Privacy and user experience are in serious conflict, with billions of advertising dollars at stake as...
View ArticleGoogle Prepared to Pay $22.5 Million Fine to Settle ‘Cookiegate’
Google and the Federal Trade Commission have reportedly reached an agreement to settle charges regarding Google’s bypassing of the Safari browser’s privacy settings. The settlement, which requires...
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