Google Breaks Promise to Block Third-Party Cookies

Google has reversed its earlier promise to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome, a decision the article presents as bad for user privacy and good for Google's business. The article explains that third-party cookies let companies such as Google, Amazon, X, Microsoft, Lotame, LiveRamp and Experian build profiles of browsing habits across sites. It cites an example where a visit to WebMD's "HIV & AIDS Resource Center" set 257 third-party cookies at the time of writing. The article also says Safari and Firefox have blocked third-party cookies since 2020, and it argues for comprehensive federal privacy legislation.