Discussion Thread Google's Next Step Toward A Cookie-Free World

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After repeatedly pushing back the timeline for phasing out third-party cookies in Chrome, Google appears to have finally settled on a date: In a recent blog post, Google announced that it will disable third-party cookies for up to 1% of browsers worldwide in the first quarter of 2024.

Before that, Google will give developers a chance to “meaningfully preview what it’s like to operate in a world without third-party cookies.”

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Yes, that's correct. Google has announced that it will disable third-party cookies for up to 1% of browsers worldwide in the first quarter of 2024. Before that, Google will give developers a chance to preview what it's like to operate in a world without third-party cookies. This move is part of Google's plan to create a more private web experience for users.

 

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The search giant will start enabling its new privacy-focused APIs on July 24th, with the goal of phasing out third-party cookies entirely by Q3 2024.

Google starts the next phase of its plan to kill third-party cookies

It’ll start enabling its Privacy Sandbox APIs next week.

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