Third-party cookies, on the other hand, are not domain created. Instead, they are established by advertisers or other analytical tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The method by which they are set is almost identical. However, the domain name that is set, or stamped, by the cookie is done so by another site. For example, a third party cookie set on molzana.com would be created from and by another domain name, such as facebook.com, google.com<\/em> or ads.linkedin.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details about third-party cookies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Third-party cookies function through the installation of a JavaScript code snipper, placed on the site. It must be said. at this stage, this script is knowingly installed by the site’s developers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third-party cookies track your browsing habits, enabling them to build an understanding of you and your behaviour. Why? To serve ads =, across the web, that relate to your interests and propensity to purchase a product or service. This is why you see ads for specific products you have viewed on Facebook, News Sites and other websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An example, if you visit healthline.com<\/em>, and search for ways of reducing knee inflammation, you consume a couple of articles or guides on how to suppress pain or mitigate the risk of injury. You then leave the. site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later that day, you may be on another, unrelated website and find an advertisement about ‘wellness and keeping fit’ served from Google ads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google ads utilise data from third party cookies that sit on healthline.com<\/em> in this case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cookie has used any previous data it holds on you such as location, age and other demographic information and combined this with products or services you may be in the market for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this case, this could be healthcare, pharmaceuticals, physiotherapy and suchlike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cookies enable the creation, access and maintenance of user-profiles for and by advertisers. These profiles created are sources for customer data, which leads to the establishment of an audience. Then, users with similar interests are grouped in cohorts, and targeted by advertisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The downfall of third party\ncookies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Privacy is essential and greatly valued in our day to day life. Increased technology development has levelled up internet services for work, business, pleasure and research. Development of apps that have drawn people’s attention and engulfed within them, daily. For example, Facebook, Instagram, Google, Safari, Snapchat and TikTok, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the aforementioned apps are the most significant source of third party cookies on the websites and apps we visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certain activities based on the acceptance (or lack thereof) of cookies on a domain have resulted in a breach of the users’ privacy. This in turn brought about legislation such as GDPR and CCPA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has meant digital data privacy is a highly regulated space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, we have heard of verified cases of online privacy violations through third party cookies. For example; Third parties receive data from Zoom without notifying the users<\/em> and fining Facebook for its role in Cambridge Analytica data harvesting<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laws impacting third party cookies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

GDPR ( General Data\nProtection Regulation): was passed by the European Union on 25th May\n2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This law gives subjects the right to access their data and demand erasing of their data by an organization or company. It protects personal data revealing racial and ethnic origin, political stand(s), religious or ideological perception and opinions or trade union membership.\u00a0More simply, it prevents identifiable information is passed automatically to advertisers such as names, email addresses and location data. It even goes so far as to prevent health apps from storing and utilising, without consent, heart rate. and other biological data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other notable legislation is CCPA ( California Consumer Privacy Act). It empowers California residents with rights to opt-out of third-party data sales, collection of data, awareness of data collected, having data erased, and fair pricing and equal services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The banning of third party cookies by browsers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Safari, the popular web browser developed by Apple, began with Safari’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) in 2017. In addition, Safari has increased cookies restrictions and recently announced blocking cookies for cross-site resources by default. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have seen Apple roll out similar measures within iOS apps. Since the introduction of iOS 14.5 earlier this year, advertisers and app developers can no longer lean on device IDs to identify users over long periods of time. App users now have to consent to app tracking explicitly, which suppresses the data collected by the likes of Facebook and Google.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firefox has Enhanced Tracking\nprotection, <\/em>which gives users more control over their data.\n‘Standard’ settings on Firefox today have enabled the Enhanced Tracking\nProtection to be turned on by default by all its users automatically. In\naddition, the installation of a shield icon resembling a lock shows that the\ntracking protection is active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google has recently announced its plan to block third party cookies on chrome browsers. It introduced, Privacy Sandbox initiative, in 2019 and the following year, it revealed a 2022 implementation date. Personal user tracking, according to Google, will be replaced by group-based ad targeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With all the major tech giants seemingly waging war on third-party cookies, they are soon set to become a thing of the past or at least a river that is running dry for advertisers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are there any legalised and safe tracking technologies left? What replaces third-party cookies?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Remember, first-party cookies (domain created) will still function on browsers and operating systems that remove third party cookies. However, the chances of many sites emulating the powerful analytics, advertising and publisher networks that the big ad-tech firms have built is highly unlikely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Universal ID – unique\ncreation by an ad-tech company that provides user identity to enhance user\nidentification across the supply chain without coinciding cookies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contextual advertisement;\nthis is where digital content is automatically matched with a promotion\nmessage. An example; an ad about the prices of blenders and juicers appearing\non a website about maintaining health with regular smoothies or a mix of\norganic products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloud delivery<\/strong> and server-side tracking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Also known as side-server\ntracking. This refers to when a tag sends data into your (web or any other)\nserver that belongs to you, and then your server passes that data to the\ndestination server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is reliable because; data\nmanagement is on a short scale hence ensuring more control over the data being\nsubmitted; the processing is taken to the cloud, thus leading to an increase in\napplication and performance o the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a few years, third party cookies will be resigned to the history books. However, adjustment to the new technology that will replace them may take a while. It will be a disadvantage to businesses and brands greatly dependent on adverts on websites and social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, the\nreplacement is very beneficial for some, especially about privacy and data\nprotection, side-server tracking, and universal ID, among different positive\noutcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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