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🔧 Google Chrome 115 came out in beta on May 31, 2023, and went live in stable on July 12, 2023. The latest update brings a host of new APIs for developers and empowering controls for users, including their mission to replace third-party cookies with its innovative Privacy Sandbox. 🍪🔎 🔒 User tracking will be moved securely into the browser, sharing only relevant, anonymised data with websites and advertisers. ⏳ The full feature set rolls out by Q3 2023, starting in October. Third-party cookies will be phased out by Q3 2024 over two months. Stay tuned for updates! 🗓️ 💡 At Online Path, we believe in empowering our clients with the latest tools and insights. As the digital landscape evolves, we'll guide you through these changes, ensuring your marketing strategies align with privacy and user-centric experiences. #PrivacySandbox #UserPrivacy #DigitalEvolution #DigitalMarketing #MarketingStrategy #OnlineSuccess

Exploring the Top 11 Most Secure Browsers for Private Browsing in 2023 – A Comprehensive Guide to Shielding Your Online Activities and Safeguarding Your Personal Data #Browsers #MostSecureBrowsers #SafeBrowsing #BrowserSecurity #TorBrowser

Did you know that by the end of 2024, Google are phasing out the support of third party cookies in chrome? As Chrome is now the most widely used browser, with over 60% of people using it, then after then, using third party cookies is seriously going to impact your website visit tracking. There are better ways to do this now, but don't forget, you still have to inform your website visitors what sort of tracking you are doing!

Exploring the Top 11 Most Secure Browsers for Private Browsing in 2023 – A Comprehensive Guide to Shielding Your Online Activities and Safeguarding Your Personal Data #Browsers #MostSecureBrowsers #SafeBrowsing #BrowserSecurity #TorBrowser

How can you tell if Google and your browser are receiving the same HTTP status code? 🤔 A quick tip: Dive into your log files to check if bots and browsers get different HTTP status codes for the same URLs. It's a simple yet effective way to peek behind the curtain! Secondly, use Screaming Frog with the predefined "Googlebot (Smartphone)/(Desktop)" user agent. This mimics Googlebot and allows you to compare how your server responds to requests from Googlebot versus a browser. It's like seeing your site through Google's eyes, and it can reveal some surprising differences in how your server responds. If you notice a difference, it could be due to having different rules set up for Google bots and browsers. If you have any other solutions, please let me know in the comments. 💡👇 #SEO #DigitalMarketing

There are three methods to make this happen. 1. Method 1: Use DuckDuckGo Privacy Essential Extension 2. Method 2: Change Search Engine Option in Chrome Settings 3. Method 3: Make DuckDuckGo as Default Homepage Here's how to go through these three (3) Methods: https://lnkd.in/gAccKkPg #google #duckduckgo

It's officially the beginning of the end. 🍪 As of January 4, 1% of randomly selected Google Chrome users will be testing Tracking Protection, "a new feature that limits cross-site tracking by restricting website access to third-party cookies by default." How do we feel about this long-anticipated transition? Are you ready? What challenges do you foresee for your business niche? #Cookieless #GoogleChrome #2024Strategy

Our #Android browser just got its first update of 2024! 🎉 📖 Enable full History sync to access all the sites you've visited on other devices, both from the History Panel and the Address Bar. 🔍 Set different search engines for regular and private tabs for enhanced privacy. ✂️ Search Engine Shortcuts not your thing? No hard feelings, turn them off! It’s your #browser, and we want you to be in control. Learn more👇 #SoftwareDevelopment

The Topics API seems to be a new replacement for third-party cookies. It is more privacy-friendly as it only tracks the topics you’re interested in based on the websites you visit as oppose to more in-depth data that cookies hold. The collected data is deleted after 3 weeks. The downside is currently it is only available on Google Chrome, let's see if other browsers will follow Source: https://lnkd.in/gXCHjgRZ #BrowsingTopicsAPI #GoogleChrome #PrivacySandbox #Advertising #TopicsAPI #technology