The Latest CMA Report Brings New Privacy Concerns to Google’s Cookie Deprecation Plans


by Adweek

Adweek— When Google said this week it will delay the deprecation of third-party cookies in Chrome for the third time, it cited the need to give the U.K.-based Competition and Markets Authority sufficient time to review the cookie-replacement tools it's developing. These tools are called the Privacy Sandbox and the CMA, a regulatory body that must approve Google's cookie deprecation plan before it can happen, wants to make sure that it doesn't benefit Google at the expense of the rest of the ad...

Digiday—CMA’s latest on Google’s Privacy Sandbox sparks doubt among ad execs. The CMA has more concerns than ever. The latest report outlines over 79 of them — quite a leap from the 39 listed in the January update.

9to5Mac—Google effectively brings Android’s Circle to Search to any iPhone with new Lens shortcut. Earlier this year, Google launched a Circle to Search feature for Android that takes a screenshot and lets you select what to look up. Thanks to Google Lens and iOS Shortcuts, the underlying Circle to Search capability can now be replicated on any iPhone. more

Digiday—Media Briefing: Publishers are still prepping for cookie deprecation despite Google’s delay. Google may have pressed pause on cookie deprecation but publishers' cookie-less tests persist.