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These all are just some examples of how Chrome to reinforces Google’s cross-market dominance. There are many others. Controlling this behaviour will be impossible by just making simple changes to Google. Therefore, forcing Google to sell Chrome seems the only option. 8/9

Thanks for listening. The research wouldn't have been possible without the hard work of my co-authors. The full paper can be found here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… The slides here: docs.google.com/presentation/d… A general-audience blog article here: promarket.org/2024/08/08/chr… 9/9

The work was led by the extremely bright and impressive Shaoor Munir. He's got a unique ability to write about and study legal topics, with a computer science angle. Do check out his profile and other work! Shaoor Munir

Third Parties, by Yash Vekaria and Zubair Shafiq (@httparchive): almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/third-…

Online ads are served through lightning-quick, technically sophisticated auctions that often contain hidden privacy risks. Our staff unpacks how those risks emerge in a new blog: ftc.gov/policy/advocac…

Use of real-time bidding presents potential concerns: -Ad auctions can incentivize invasive data sharing -Ad auctions can send sensitive data across geographic borders -Ad auctions are designed to broadcast sensitive data widely & can shelter bad actors who exploit that data.

The FTC Office of Technology (OT) shares key research questions on emerging topics that impact the agency’s work, including AI, commercial surveillance, and tech investments: ftc.gov/policy/advocac… 1/3

7️⃣ Third-Parties in 2024 📊 Third parties dominate web interactions: 🌐 92% of web pages include one or more third parties. 📈 Median third-party requests per page: 78. 📦 Median third-party domains per page: 22. By Tobias Urban, Yash Vekaria, Zubair Shafiq, Chris Böttger,

1️⃣3️⃣ Cookies in 2024 🍪 Tracking is still common :/ 📊 61% of cookies are third-party. 🔒 11% of first-party cookies use SameSite=None. By Yohan Beugin, @SW12, Yana Dimova, rowan.fyi, Barry Pollard Full report: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/cookies #Cookies #WebCookies #Tracking #Trackers

1️⃣4️⃣ Privacy in 2024 🛡️ Privacy practices are shifting: Facebook is moving from third-party to first-party cookies 📊 63% of pages adopt the Protected Audience API. 🍪 14.3% of pages include Facebook’s first-party cookie. 🔍 The most common number of trackers per page is 3. by

Entrevista en RNE en el programa "A hombros de gigantes" sobre nuestro estudio de ACR en Smart TVs. Gracias Manuel Seara Valero Radio Nacional por contar conmigo y dar visibilidad a nuestro trabajo. rtve.es/play/audios/a-… Anna Maria Mandalari 🦋 Yash Vekaria Zubair Shafiq

Privacy, by Yash Vekaria and @ maxostapenko.com (@ httparchive.org): almanac.httparchive.org/en/2024/privacy

Coming in two weeks! "Governing Data" (Yale Law School and Zoom, March 28-29) Hosted in-person by Yale Journal of Law & Technology and virtually Iowa Law (or your computer screen). Generous support from Iowa Innovation, Business, and Law Center and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa Registration and info: tinyurl.com/GoverningData UIowa Computer Science #GoverningData

Our paper on using LLMs for mitigating exposure to harmful content has been accepted to #ACL2025 ! Anshuman Chhabra Haroon Wonjeong Claire Jo Magdalena Wojcieszak Preprint available here: arxiv.org/abs/2501.13977

🚨Our paper on understanding Pig-Butchering scams has been accepted to #SOUPS2025! Preprint: arxiv.org/pdf/2503.20821

🚨 The PETS 2025 program is live! petsymposium.org/2025/program.p… Packed with 3 exciting keynotes, 150+ cutting-edge privacy papers, and a great lineup of co-located workshops. The early registration deadline is approaching. Join us in Washington DC or online.

🚨Our paper on understanding Tracking, Profiling, and Personalization in Generative AI Assistants has been accepted USENIX Security '25! (w/ P.C, Anna Maria Mandalari 🦋, Zubair Shafiq) Preprint: arxiv.org/pdf/2503.16586… Checkout the thread for more details! #usenix #GenAI

We systematize developments in web tracking and identify open problems in our new work: arxiv.org/abs/2506.14057 w/ Yohan Shaoor Munir Gunes Nataliia Bielova Steven Englehardt Umar Iqbal Alexandros Kapravelos Pierre Laperdrix Nick Nikiforakis jason polakis Franzi Roesner Zubair Shafiq Sebastian Zimmeck

.Yash Vekaria describing privacy risks of ACR-based smart TV tracking youtube.com/watch?v=jeq2m-…

Our research on ACR-tracking by Smart TVs gets featured in The New York Times. Checkout the article below. w/ P.C Anna Maria Mandalari 🦋 Zubair Shafiq Yes, Your TV Is Probably Spying on You. Your Fridge, Too. Here’s What They Know. | Wirecutter nytimes.com/wirecutter/rev… via NYT Wirecutter