Google U-turn over long-running plan to ditch cookies - BBC News
Google U-turn over long-running plan to ditch cookies - BBC News
The UK’s privacy watchdog said it was 'disappointed' by the decision not to block internet tracking.
For better or worse this just points to a continued feeling of incompetence and a sense of being lost from Google
Not really. From Google's announcement:
we recognize this transition requires significant work by many participants and will have an impact on publishers, advertisers, and everyone involved in online advertising.
Translation: Google's main income sources didn't hop on the train fast enough, and Google is not going to commit financial suicide just to please its
usersproducts.Google is stuck because they can't actually improve user experience without threatening their revenue model.