Let’s take a break from coronavirus to remember the other apocalypse: the end of third party cookies. Apple just moved that date forward by announcing that its Safari browser will now block all third party cookies by default. But Safari’s market share is under 4%. https://netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx Google Chrome, with 68% share, has said it will stop supporting third party cookies next year.
As customer data gains more attention for corporate IT departments, traditional data management vendors are stepping up their game. Here’s a set of updates from Informatica, including expanded data parsing, cleaning, and deduplication. Most intriguingly, they’ve also added connectivity Salesforce and to Microsoft’s Common Data Model.
Many marketers are torn right now between putting out messages that show they are addressing coronavirus and just saying nothing.
Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation. The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.