News — 22/03/2023
Geradin Partners hosts London cloud gaming event
On 8 March, competition law firm Geradin Partners hosted an event in London about cloud gaming. It follows the launch of two major competition inquiries… Continue
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14 January 2020: After months of speculation, Google finally announced its plan to phase out third-party cookies on Chrome within the next two years. As Chrome boasts a worldwide market share in excess of 64%, the news sent shockwaves in the online advertising industry, whose foundations are largely built on web cookies. Concerns have been expressed that the banning of third-party cookies from Chrome could further strengthen Google and Facebook because of their large addressable first-party audience at scale. As to Google’s proposed “Privacy Sandbox” initiative, which it claims will “fundamentally enhance privacy on the web”, no one really knows how it will be implemented in practice and the industry seems to be confused. This uncertainty could hurt investment in an area that has already lost its attractiveness to investors.
Against this background, this short paper examines Chrome’s policy change and its wider implications on the online advertising industry. Yet in order to appreciate the importance of the announced change we need first to get back to the basics and understand what cookies are and how they are used in online advertising. This is all the more the case considering that, while many people talk about “cookies”, few seem to have a solid understanding of what they are, how they are created, and for which purpose.
Read the full paper here.
On 8 March, competition law firm Geradin Partners hosted an event in London about cloud gaming. It follows the launch of two major competition inquiries… Continue
The Responsible Online Commerce Coalition (ROCC) is a trade association for businesses that rely on Amazon and other large online commerce platforms to reach their customers. Founded… Continue
Geradin Partners, a leading competition law boutique firm with offices in Brussels and London, is looking for an outstanding mid-level associate. While we operate in a… Continue
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