A large publisher increased revenue by just 4% when users' cookies were available.

Citing shifting privacy norms, a federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that mobile game developers and ad-tech companies violate children's privacy by harvesting their data for ad targeting.

"By blocking FAN's Facebook account and deleting the contents on its web-based platform, Facebook engaged in content-based restrictions of free speech," the "news" operation argues in new court papers

The Chrome browser will soon enable consumers to easily block cookies from ad -tech companies.

Facebook may create a new privacy committee and hire an outside expert to evaluate compliance, in order to settle an investigation into its data-sharing practices.