Do you "accept" or "reject" that cookie request? Browser cookies don’t just remember your login details: They can track your browsing history across websites, follow you around with specific ads, or ...

Make no mistake: You’re being tracked. Want to be shocked? Take a look at the secret map in your smartphone that watches your every move. Tap or click here to see the map tracking you and wipe it ...

When Google announced in July that it was not deprecating third-party cookies on the web, the industry breathed a sigh of relief. And a groan. For four years, the industry has been preparing for the ...

While the ad tech industry tries to function in a less cookie-filled environment, browsers like Mozilla Firefox are jumping on the opportunity to grow its user base with features such as Total Cookie ...

Even if you delete normal tracking cookies regularly to evade tracking by snooping sites and eager advertisers, little-known Flash cookies may be making an end run around your attempts to preserve ...

“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Dan Linton, global data privacy officer at ...

“Cookies are just a fundamental part of how the Web works, about as essential as Wi-Fi, HTML, or electricity,” explains Silktide founder, Oliver Emberton. “All cookies do is recognize your computer as ...

Computer cookies, tracking and ads are the price of admission for a free internet. They are generally harmless and can even be helpful, but they have a dark side. IT professionals must understand ...

Three months in and Europe's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is still a confusing mess. More than a thousand websites are still blocked across Europe and intrusive privacy popups have ...

Google has delayed a major privacy change to its Chrome browser, pushing back a plan to block third-party cookies until late 2023 as it determines how to protect users while providing web publishers a ...