cookieless

No browser tracking

Cookieless describes digital technologies and practices that function without browser cookies, the small data files websites traditionally use to track users and remember preferences.

As privacy concerns have grown and regulations tightened, cookieless solutions have emerged for advertising, analytics, and authentication.

The industry is scrambling to develop cookieless tracking alternatives.

A cookieless future refers to the anticipated phase-out of third-party cookies by major browsers.

tracking

first-party

The main contracting entity

consent · identifier · hashing · cohort · probabilistic · deterministic · session · pixel · beacon · attribution

advertising

contextual

Relative to surrounding conditions

inventory · supply-side · demand-side · behavioral · audience · segmentation · retargeting · conversion · impression · campaign

technology

browser

Web access program

SDK · header · HTTP · server-side · client-side · cache

privacy

GDPR

EU data protection law

  • CCPACalifornia consumer data protection law
  • opt-outChoose not to participate
  • anonymizationRemoving identifying information

pseudonymization · transparency · compliance · regulation

Opposites
browser tracking technology

cookielesstracked

Followed the course of

third-party cookies · fingerprinted

personalization capability

cookielesspersonalized

Adapted for an individual

targeted · customized · individualized · tailored · retargeted

privacy orientation

cookielessidentifiable

Able to be recognized

monitored · logged

Family

cookie, cookies, biscuits

Familiarity
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