月份: 2021 年 9 月

Many of Chrome’s biggest competitors have already FLoC-blocked.

Update, Sept 30 (6:30 p.m. ET): Google updates the timeline

Update, July 26 (5:55 p.m. ET): Google posts detailed timeline of Privacy Sandbox initiatives

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Google is delaying phasing out third-party cookies on Chrome to 2023.
The company says it is working with authorities to “get this right.”
It is subject to engagement with the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority.

Google is delaying its plans to phase out third-party cookies in the Chrome browser until 2023, a year later than when it was originally going to happen, Google said in a blog post.

The tech giant said that while there is “considerable progress” with the initiative the company requires more time “across the ecosystem to get this right.”

This initiative is part of the company’s bundled project called Privacy Sandbox, which includes several proposals for Chrome and the web.

“The Privacy Sandbox initiative aims to cre…

While supplies last.

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Google is giving out a free Stadia Premiere Edition for anyone who buys a game from the Stadia Store.
The eligible game must cost at least $60 and be purchased before October 10.
The Stadia Premiere Edition contains a Stadia controller and the discontinued Chromecast Ultra to play games on the TV.

Google is giving away a free Stadia Premiere Edition for anyone who buys a game from the Stadia store before October 10, the company announced today.

The promotion does come with certain restrictions. The only games or game bundles that are eligible must be priced at $60 or above and while preorders do count, the game needs to release on the Stadia store by October 10, 2021. Buyers will recieve an email and redemption code by October 20, and must redeem the offer by November 20, 2021.

According to the FAQ, shipping charges may apply and those that refund the game after the promotion period may have return the hardware bundle. The free offer …

The FCC is putting its foot down.

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The FCC is setting up a new rulemaking process to protect users from cell phone scams.
The new policies will help to tackle SIM swapping and port-out frauds.
The FCC cites complaints and recent data breaches as the motivation behind the new process.

The FCC wants to help protect your cell phone account and is proposing new actions to help combat fraud attempts from bad actors trying to take over your numbers.

On Thursday, the FCC outlined ways that it plans to address threats to consumer accounts, particularly as it relates to “SIM Swapping” and “Port-Out Fraud.”

Sim swapping is a process in which a scammer physically steals someone else’s SIM card to use in their own smartphone or poses as someone else to convince a carrier to switch that person’s phone number to their own device. This way, that person will gain possession of the number and service, leading to other types of fraud, most notably identity theft.

Port-out …