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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo

TechScape: Google is changing how it tracks us online – but who benefits?

Man texting on a mobile phone in urban environment while walking
A man texting on a mobile phone in urban environment while walking Photograph: Roderick Schuchart/Alamy

Cookies are one of the many questionable pacts we have made online, where privacy is exchanged for convenience without being entirely sure about the consequences. As with so many arrangements involving our data, this deal is being rewritten under the gaze of regulators.

Last week Google issued an update on how it is replacing cookies on its Chrome browser, which is important because two-thirds of web browsing around the world is on Chrome.

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