Google warns devs as it tightens Chrome cookie security: Stuff will break if you're not clued up

Google warns devs as it tightens Chrome cookie security: Stuff will break if you're not clued up

You'll have to tag those for cross-site use from February


Google is asking developers to get ready for more secure cookie settings to be implemented in Chrome 80 that is planned for release in February 2020.


The announced changes relate to the SameSite cookie attribute. First specified in July 2016, the SameSite attribute is set by the developer when the cookie is planted, and can be either "strict", "lax", "none" or omitted.


These settings (provided the browser supports them) control what happens when the browser requests content from a site other than the one you are visiting, such as when an ad is displayed. If it is set to strict, no cookies are sent to the third-party site. If it is set to lax, ..

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