# Cookies are finally dying. But what comes next?

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/what-are-cookies-anyway/
- Published: 2024-01-14T10:00:50-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: The shift could leave the internet devoid of possibly the most disarmingly cute name possible for a pervasive surveillance tool. Depositphotos. Article by Mack Degeurin. Popular Science – January 4, 2024. If you’ve ever wondered why the ad you saw for sunglasses on your phone suddenly appears again on your laptop, third-party cookies are likely the culprit. Now, after four years of false-starts and backpedaling, Google is finally making good on its promise to phase out pesky third-party cookies. […] Click here to view original web page at www.popsci.com