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Erica Mealy, Lecturer in Computer Science, University of the Sunshine Coast

Google Chrome just rolled out a new way to track you and serve ads. Here's what you need to know

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Late last week, Google announced something called the Privacy Sandbox has been rolled out to a “majority” of Chrome users, and will reach 100% of users in the coming months. But what is it, exactly?

The new suite of features represents a fundamental shift in how Chrome will track user data for the benefit of advertisers. Instead of third-party cookies, Chrome can now tap directly into your browsing history to gather information on advertising “topics” (more on that later).

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