Google Postpones Third-Party Cookie Deprecation Amid U.K. Regulatory Scrutiny

Google has postponed phasing out third-party tracking cookies in Chrome while working with the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority on its Privacy Sandbox proposals; the delay follows regulatory scrutiny and a draft ICO report that found gaps in the proposed privacy-preserving replacements that could allow advertisers to identify users. The article also briefly notes Google adding support for inviting external participants to client-side encrypted Google Meet calls.