Google Chrome is phasing out third-party cookies
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- Commonly cited as
- "Third-party cookies are going away in Chrome"
- True origin
- Google Privacy Sandbox (Anthony Chavez) — Update on Plans for Privacy Sandbox Technologies (Oct. 17, 2025)
- Type
- Stat check: A widely repeated statistic traced back to its origin.
- Year
- 2025
- Data as of
- Oct. 17, 2025 update
- Last checked
- What the source says
Since announcing that Chrome will maintain our current approach to offering users third-party cookie choice in Chrome ... we've decided to retire the following Privacy Sandbox technologies: Attribution Reporting API (Chrome and Android), IP Protection , On-Device Personalization , Private Aggregation (including Shared Storage ), Protected Audience (Chrome and Android), Protected App Signals
- Method & sample
- Official Google update.
- Drift between quote and source
- Date: plans to deprecate cookies were dropped; Chrome keeps third-party cookie choice and is retiring most Privacy Sandbox APIs
- Interest
- Google operates Chrome and sells ads.
Safe rephrasing
Google dropped its plan to phase out third-party cookies: Chrome keeps its current approach to cookie choice, and in October 2025 Google said it would retire most Privacy Sandbox technologies.
Sources we opened
Machine-readable: /api/claims/google-chrome-phasing-out-third-party-cookies.json · Last checked 2026-10-16