But the day has arrived: Google disabled cookie support for about one percent of Chrome users on Thursdayaccording to theWall Street Journal— which is about30 million people. If you weren't included in the party on day one, your invitation will arrive sometime in the coming months. Are yo...
How to tell if Google disabled cookies for you If you're one of the 30 million+ users who now have cookies restricted by default, you'll know if you pay attention to pop-ups. (So, you won't know, if you're like me.) Google says that selected users will see an alert the first...
Google to pay consumers $700 million in settlement. Here's who's eligible Tens of millions of consumers will receive compensation from Google. Who is eligible? 1 year ago Google’s upcoming privacy protections Restrictions on third-party cookies will start rolling out on Chrome on Jan. 4, 202...
The drop of more than half a million open positions was led by decreases in business and professional services as well as health care. Tim SmartFeb. 4, 2025 China Fires Back at U.S. With Tariffs The move comes after Donald Trump placed a 10% levy o...
After all, using Google is environmentally unfriendly—It’s accountable for ~40% of the internet’s carbon footprint. As of February 1, 2024, Ecosia claims to have planted more than 200 million trees. Ecosia also claims it’s carbon-negative; it even built its own solar plant so that ...
Google used the trick initially to be able to add +1 buttons to ads. But because the trick worked for any cookie coming from the DoubleClick domain, tracking ad cookies were also placed via the same method. Google didn't get in trouble for that, per se. Instead, the FTC fined it beca...
One of those extensions is uBlock Origin, an ad-blocking tool with over 30 million users according to its Chrome Web Store page (and presumably many more users across other browsers). uBlock Origin still works as of this writing, but it will soon be automatically disa...
dollars, accounting for over 10 percent of Google's total revenues. The company's Cloud segment primarily generates revenue through the Google Cloud Platform (GCP), which offers a suite of cloud computing services running on Google infrastructure. Competition on the cloud In recent years, GCP ...
Google Play is thebiggest digital distribution platform for Android apps worldwide, offering users over 2.26 million mobile apps to choose from. However, Google Play offers more than just apps – the platform also provides users with music, video, e-book downloads and rental services. Most mobil...
Simple Analytics records each visitor's IP address, browser, and operating system without the need for cookies or tracking pixels on your website. This grants you access to the same comprehensive data as Google Analytics, all while ensuring privacy and without burdening your website with excessive...