The arXiv version is also available!
#topicsAPI
Our paper "The Privacy-Utility Trade-off in the Topics API" is now available!
@oblomov My initial gut reaction was the same. And I still think it may be wise to opt out of this experiment until it is better understood.
But what if this initiative could indeed serve as a privacy-preserving replacement for #tracking? It looks better than all the terrible ideas Google came up with to replace cookies (#FLoC #PrivacySandbox #TopicsAPI) let alone #browserFingerprinting.
Here is my take on Mozilla's #privacyPreservingAttribution aka #privateAttribution: https://suma-ev.social/@christian/112761712837712799
Google вимкне сторонні cookie для 1% користувачів Chrome з 4 січня – масове розгортання Topics API очікується протягом року https://itc.ua/ua/novini/google-vymkne-storonni-cookie-dlya-1-korystuvachiv-chrome-z-4-sichnya-masove-rozgortannya-topics-api-ochikuyetsya-protyagom-roku/ #TopicsAPI #Браузери #Новини #Chrome #Cookie #Google #Софт
#Chrome s new update also includes “Privacy Sandbox,” rather controversial new #privacy #killer.
@arstechnica:
"Don’t let Chrome’s big redesign distract you from fact Chrome’s #invasive new ad platform, ridiculously branded #PrivacySandbox is also getting widespread rollout in Chrome today. (It) will track web pages you visit and generate list of advertising topics it will share with sites, and built directly into the Chrome browser. In news previously as #FLoC and #TopicsAPI
As a reminder, whether you disable Chrome's new #TopicsAPI and #PrivacySandbox (read: "Privacy" "Sandbox") or completely switch to another browser (I suggest Firefox on Windows and Safari on Mac), INSTALL AN AD BLOCKER, because Google et. al. will still know what you're doing either way unless you do.
uBlock Origin (for Chrome, Firefox, Edge): https://ublockorigin.com/
1Blocker (Safari): https://1blocker.com/
(Yes, I have an ad blocker installed even on Safari because Apple's tracking prevention still only goes so far.)
The history of #BOINC and distributed computing looks so much like the history of the #internet. It started out as a novel idea for collaboration and sharing of resources. And for a time, it was good.
Then people went and monitized it. The changes to #Google #Chrome with #FLoC / #topicsAPI are just the same progression.
Is now a good time to be smug about being a Firefox user for the last 20 years?
(And yes, fellow aged pedants, I know it was called Phoenix/Firebird right back then)
#Business #Reviews
Google bakes an ad platform directly into Chrome · Chrome now directly tracks users via a ‘topic’ list https://ilo.im/1566oz
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#Google #Chrome #Browser #Advertising #Tracking #Privacy #PrivacySandbox #TopicsAPI #ThirdPartyCookies
#Google says its #TopicsAPI is ready: #PrivacySandbox is shipping in #Chrome—finally. So, la $GOOG is preparing to switch off #tracking #cookies.
Sinister land grab? In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we see both sides. At #TechstrongGroup’s #SecurityBlvd: https://securityboulevard.com/2023/09/google-privacy-sandbox-richixbw/?utm_source=richisoc&utm_medium=social&utm_content=richisoc&utm_campaign=richisoc
Как бы вы не расхваливали #хром, он все же остается рекламодательным гамном от гугла!
Компания хочет угодить рекламе. Поэтому в браузере #Google #Chrome внедрен очередной #гуглозонд в виде #TopicsAPI, который анализирует какие страницы вы посетили и на основе их выбирает множество категорий для рекламы.
https://fornote.net/2023/09/otkljuchaem-novoe-otslezhivanie-po-celevoj-reklame-v-google-chrome/
Is anyone surprised? This is Google, after all. They've been trying to figure out how to maintain their advertising model without third-party cookies for the last few years. Anyone remember the FLOC experiment?
I only use Chrome when testing websites that I've built myself.
#Google #Chrome #Privacy #Cookies #TopicsAPI #SurveillanceCapitalism
https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/06/google_privacy_popup_chrome/
Topics API замість cookie: Google Chrome тепер показує таргетовану рекламу на основі історії веб-перегляду https://itc.ua/ua/novini/topics-api-zamist-cookie-google-chrome-teper-pokazuye-targetovanu-reklamu-na-osnovi-istoriyi-veb-pereglyadu/ #Конфіденційність #TopicsAPI #Браузери #Новини #Chrome #Google #Софт
The Topics API was included in July’s Chrome 115 release. If the idea of sharing information about your interests with third parties doesn’t thrill you, you can easily turn it off. Here’s how. https://tchlp.com/484ahSV #topicsapi #chrome #privacy
Snart har alla Chrome-användare fått frågan om de vill aktivera ”en funktion för annonsintegritet”. I veckans poddavsnitt reder vi ut vad funktionen gör. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpvi9HeJAG8
On today’s show (releases at 4pm PT):
💁🏻♂️ Andrew Foxwell on Meta’s new “engaged-view” attribution
🎵 #TikTok’s new ad plan: Work on spec
👋 TikTok shuts down its #BeReal clone
🐛 #LinkedIn bug prevented scheduled posts from going live
👾 Niantic introduces new AR ad format for mobile games
🔎 #Google warns websites about abusing #TopicsAPI
🐦 #Meta’s new #Twitter challenger app is near
📊 #YouTube updates Studio Analytics
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