web tracking

Google Settles $5bn Web Tracking Lawsuit

Settlement not disclosed after Google ends web tracking lawsuit with Chrome browser in “private” or “incognito” mode

11 months ago

Google To Limit Ad Tracking On Android Apps

More bad news for advertisers? Google announces the Privacy Sandbox will be expanded from web browser and will include Android…

3 years ago

Elon Musk Offers Teenager $5,000 To Stop Tracking Bot

The movements of Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk is being tracked by a Florida teenager, who has asked the…

3 years ago

Google Drops FloC For Topics In Cookie Replacement Move

New privacy sandbox change. Google swaps system, as part of its efforts to replace cookies used by Chrome browser for…

3 years ago

Google CEO Pichai To Be Questioned In $5bn Web Tracking Lawsuit

US federal judge rules CEO of search engine giant Google, Sundar Pichai, can be questioned over a lawsuit about tracking…

3 years ago

Google Increases Concessions, Amid CMA Oversight Of Cookie Removal

Google expands data pledges to address concerns of British competition regulator, overseeing tech giant's removal of third-party tracking cookies

3 years ago

High Court Blocks $4.3bn Lawsuit Over Google iPhone Tracking

Court order blocks mass lawsuit against Google, over a decade old case that involved tracking Safari users browser history

3 years ago

Google Delays Third-Party Cookie Removal Until 2023

Google blinks first and delays Chrome’s plan to phase out support for third-party cookies until 2023, citing need to work…

3 years ago

UK Watchdog Agrees ‘Oversight’ On Google’s Cookie Removal

Unhappy advertiser complaint sees CMA taking a key oversight role over Google’s planned removal of third-party cookies (i.e. its Privacy…

3 years ago

Most Users Opt Out Of iOS App Tracking – Flurry Analytics

Expected blow for advertising industry, as new figures show a clear majority of people refuse to allow iOS apps to…

4 years ago

Google Tracking Of Safari Users, Heads To UK Supreme Court

Ten years after it emerged Google had tracked Safari users browser history, the landmark case is to go before the…

4 years ago

Google Won’t Use Other Tools When It Ends Chrome Cookies

Pledge not to build or use third party tools to track web traffic once Google ends tracking cookies in its…

4 years ago

Facebook Hits Out At Apple’s Advertising Changes

Apple iOS 14 promises world of pain for small developers, warns Facebook, with option to give app users the option…

4 years ago

Facebook Tracking Lawsuit Renewed By US Appeals Court

Federal Appeals Court has approved proposed class action by Facebook users over alleged tracking of their internet activity, even after…

5 years ago

Mozilla To Block Firefox Ad-Tracking By Default

Firefox tightens its ad-tracking block credentials, for better privacy and to improve page loading speeds

6 years ago

Firefox 42 Brings Private Browsing, Halts Online Trackers

Latest Firefox provides web surfers with a more private browsing experience with Tracking Protection

9 years ago

Google Settles Safari Tracking Lawsuits

Google will pay $17m to various US states in order settle the Safari browser tracking cases

11 years ago

Mozilla Lightbeam Looks To Visualise Global Web Tracking

Lightbeam will allow users to visualise the way third parties track their web usage

11 years ago