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Jay Bonggolto

Google Chrome to test restricting third-party cookies soon before ditching them for good

Google Chrome logo on a phone screen.

What you need to know

  • Google is dipping its toes into the cookie-less future with a 1% test group starting January 4.
  • The Tracking Protection test is part of Google's Privacy Sandbox initiative to ditch third-party cookies for everyone by the second half of 2024, assuming the UK's Competition and Markets Authority approves it.
  • If you're lucky enough to be picked for Google's trial, you'll receive a notification when you open Chrome on desktop or Android.
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