Hadley Beeman

Architect for #openstandards & the Web. Advisor on tech policy. Co-founder of 300Seconds. Data & security geek. Active in the NHS, UK gov and W3C; views mine.

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2024-07-29 16:12:29

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This thread is also available as a blog post:
https://www.w3.org/blog/2024/third-party-cookies-have-got-to-go/
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2024-07-29 16:11:57

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We will continue to offer our help to those trying to make the web better (as we write in our design principle “Leave the web better than you found it”), and we hope that all browsers and user agents will continue to work collaboratively to make that happen.
https://www.w3.org/TR/design-principles/#leave-the-web-better
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2024-07-29 16:11:24

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We sincerely hope that Google reverses this decision and re-commits to a path towards removal of third-party cookies.
We have updated our finding “Third party cookies must be removed” to highlight the importance of removing them from the web.
https://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/web-without-3p-cookies/
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2024-07-29 16:10:38

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The unfortunate climb-down will also have secondary effects, as it is likely to delay cross-browser work on effective alternatives to third-party cookies. We fear it will have an overall detrimental impact on the cause of improving privacy on the web.
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2024-07-29 16:10:23

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While we haven’t always agreed with the Privacy Sandbox team, we have made substantial progress together. This announcement came out of the blue, and undermines a lot of the work we’ve done together to make the web work without third-party cookies.
https://privacysandbox.com/news/privacy-sandbox-update
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2024-07-29 16:09:04

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We’ve been working with Chrome’s Privacy Sandbox team (as well as others in the W3C community) for several years, trying to help them create better approaches for the things that third-party cookies do.
https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues?q=is%3Aissue+label%3A%22Provenance%3A+Privacy+Sandbox%22
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2024-07-29 16:08:22

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The job of the @npub17c6…0plj as stewards of the architecture of the web has us looking at the big picture (the whole web platform) and the details (proposed features and specs).
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2024-07-29 16:07:50

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Regulatory authorities, such as the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office, have also called for the blocking of third-party cookies.
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/07/ico-statement-in-response-to-google-announcing-it-will-no-longer-block-third-party-cookies/
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2024-07-29 16:07:23

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Furthermore, tracking and subsequent data collection and brokerage can support micro-targeting of political messages, which can have a detrimental impact on society, as identified by Privacy International and other organizations.
https://privacyinternational.org/sites/default/files/2021-01/UoE_PI%20Micro-targeting%20in%20policital%20campaigns%20comparative%20analysis%202021.pdf
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2024-07-29 16:06:55

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We aren’t the only ones who are worried. The updated RFC that defines cookies says that third-party cookies have “inherent privacy issues” and that therefore web “resources cannot rely upon third-party cookies being treated consistently by user agents for the foreseeable future.”
We agree.
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-httpbis-rfc6265bis#name-third-party-cookies
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2024-07-29 16:06:20

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— but they can also be used to invisibly track your browsing activity across sites for surveillance or ad-targeting purposes. This hidden personal data collection hurts everyone’s privacy.
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2024-07-29 16:06:03

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Third-party cookies are not good for the web. They enable tracking, which involves following your activity across multiple websites. They can be helpful for use cases like login and single sign-on, or putting shopping choices into a cart —
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2024-07-22 20:00:12

This is NOT good for personal data rights on the web. #privacy
“Instead of deprecating third-party cookies, we would introduce a new experience in Chrome that lets people make an informed choice that applies across their web browsing.”
https://privacysandbox.com/news/privacy-sandbox-update

2024-07-15 16:58:04

We’re starting day 1 of @npub17c6…0plj face to face in Seattle, with a session on @npub1fzc…uk6l ‘s developing Privacy Sandbox APIs to replace third party cookies.

2024-07-04 07:10:37

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@npub1lwu…6w4j This is so true.

2024-07-04 06:22:26

Happy election day — most especially to the people who make it all happen.
Wishing a great day to polling station staff, returning officers, ballot box movers, count teams and everyone who makes our elections process work… Cheers to you!
#GE2024
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2024-07-03 00:06:11

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@npub1wu2…dhan That’s fantastic

2024-07-01 21:15:51

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@npub1wu2…dhan What a cool thing to do! How did that come about?

2024-05-31 10:17:35

Sounds like @npub1afx…r76s is getting underway! I’m gutted to not be there this year… Hugs to all the friends and fellow hackers and tinkerers. I’ll be keen to see what you make!

2023-11-08 22:12:34

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@npub1lyw…ruez Oh my god that was HORRIFIC.
Well done. 👏

2023-11-03 15:26:54

Insightful wrap-up from this week’s People’s Panel on AI. A representative group spent the week examining the issues and coming up with recommendations. A thought-provoking discussion to observe. @npub1y9n…fwlj @npub1dag…4cst
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2023-10-31 11:51:02

I’m surprised (though shouldn’t be) how many friends I see at the AI+Society Forum.
But — lack of inclusion in AI researchers, harmful content, racists outputs correlating to larger training datasets…These are big problems for all of us.
@npub1l8m…0m2y’s talk should be required viewing.

2023-09-28 17:23:48

That winds up day 3 of our @npub10qr…44mn “Secure the web forward” workshop, from @npub1jl9…67jq, @npub1khq…vp4x, @npub1vt7…wygv, and lots of others.
Topics incl’d:
-Hardening JS, its supply chain and other web standards
-Tooling & doc’n so developers can easily build secure sites
-Arming end users with more info on the vulnerabilities in a site
-Informing developing policy/regulation
Workshop report to follow, but it was a great 3 days. Thanks all!
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2023-05-24 16:01:26

We on the W3CTAG have been thinking about the web without 3rd-party cookies. And how to get there.
Our finding: https://w3.org/2001/tag/doc/web-without-3p-cookies/
"We consider privacy a core design principle and differentiator for the web platform…"
#web #tracking #privacy

2023-05-04 06:44:36

Happy elections day in 2/3 of England's local authorities!
Big thanks to everyone who make our elections work: polling station staff, returning officers, counters, electoral registration officers and many others.
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