Life on the spectrum, midair scare, Taylor Swift: Catch up on the day’s stories
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“A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.”
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Multiple cross-references consistently describe the function of a search engine as organizing and providing access to vast information on the internet. Since multiple independent sources (indicated by the multiple cross-references) confirm this general function, the claim is corroborated.
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— A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.
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— A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.
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— A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.
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“UULE sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location.”
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All provided cross-references state that the UULE cookie sends precise location information from the browser to Google's servers for the purpose of showing location-relevant search results. The consistency across multiple sources confirms this function.
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— sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location
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— sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location
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— sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location
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“TAID is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion events.”
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Multiple cross-references uniformly state that the TAID cookie links user activity across devices (if signed into a Google Account) to coordinate advertisements and measure conversion events. The consistency across multiple sources confirms this function.
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— TAID is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conv…
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— Used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion e…
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— TAID is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conv…
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“FPGCLDC is used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site.”
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All provided cross-references consistently explain that the FPGCLDC cookie helps advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads take an action on their site. The consistency across multiple sources confirms this function.
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— FPGCLDC is used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site.
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— FPGCLDC is used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site
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— FPGCLDC is used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site
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“g_enabled_idps is used for Google Single Sign On.”
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Multiple cross-references consistently state that the g_enabled_idps cookie is used for Google Single Sign On. The consistency across multiple sources confirms this function.
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— The g_enabled_idps cookie is used for Google Single Sign On
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— g_enabled_idps cookie is used for Google Single Sign On
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— g_enabled_idps cookie is used for Google Single Sign On
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“g_cl_au is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.”
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All provided cross-references consistently state that the g_cl_au cookie is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites. The consistency across multiple sources confirms this function.
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— g_cl_au is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
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— g_cl_au is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
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— g_cl_au is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
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“g_cl_dc is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.”
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Multiple cross-references consistently state that the g_cl_dc cookie is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites. The consistency across multiple sources confirms this function.
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— g_cl_dc is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
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— g_cl_dc is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
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— g_cl_dc is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
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“SEARCH_SAMESITE prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. The main goal is mitigate the risk of cross-origin information leakage. It also provides some protection against cross-site request forgery attacks.”
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Multiple cross-references consistently describe that the SEARCH_SAMESITE cookie prevents sending the cookie with cross-site requests, mitigating cross-origin information leakage and protecting against CSRF attacks. The consistency across multiple sources confirms this function.
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— SEARCH_SAMESITE prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. The main goal is mitigate the risk of cross-origin information leakage. It also provides some protection a…
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— SEARCH_SAMESITE prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. The main goal is mitigate the risk of cross-origin information leakage. It also provides some protection a…
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— SEARCH_SAMESITE prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. The main goal is mitigate the risk of cross-origin information leakage. It also provides some protection a…
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“GCLB is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers.”
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Multiple cross-references consistently explain that GCLB is used in context with load balancing to optimize response rates by distributing traffic across multiple network links or servers. The consistency across multiple sources confirms this function.
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— GCLB is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers.
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— This cookie is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers.
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— This cookie is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers.
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“NID is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation.”
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All provided cross-references consistently state that the NID cookie is used to collect website statistics, track conversion rates, and support Google ad personalization. The consistency across multiple sources confirms this function.
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— NID is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
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— NID is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
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— NID is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
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“LSOLH is for authentication with your Google account.”
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“HSID downloads certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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“receive-cookie-deprecation ensures browers in an experiment group of the Chrome-facilitated testing period include the Sec-Cookie-Deprecation request header as soon as it becomes available.”
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“dcid collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website.”
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“CONSENT is a Google cookie consent tracker.”
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“SAPISID downloads certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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“SNID is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation.”
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“AID downloads certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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“FCCDCF is a cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out.”
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“SID downloads certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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“FCNEC is a cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out.”
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“1P_JAR cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos. They register anonymous statistical data on for example how many times the video is displayed and what settings are used for playback.”
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“APISID downloads certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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“OTZ is for aggregate analysis of website visitors.”
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“GN_PREF cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation.”
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“A Google uses this cookies to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers.”
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“SIDCC downloads certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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“SOCS stores a user's state regarding their cookies choices.”
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“SSID downloads certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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“cookies_accepted functionality cookie is simply to verify that you have allowed us to set cookies on your machine.”
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“ACCOUNT_CHOOSER is used to sign in with Google account.”
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“SMSV is used to sign in with Google account.”
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“gcl helps advertisers determine user actions on their site after clicking an ad.”
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“gac measures user activity and ad campaign performance for advertisers.”
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“AdID shows Google ads on non-Google sites and personalize ads based on user settings.”
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“DSID identifies signed-in users on non-Google sites to respect ad personalization settings.”
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“_Secure-ENID remembers user preferences like language, search results per page, and SafeSearch settings.”
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“Secure-YEC serves a similar purpose for YouTube, including detecting and resolving problems.”
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“CGIC improves search results delivery by autocompleting queries based on user input.”
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“_Secure-YEC is used to detect spam, fraud, and abuse to protect advertisers and YouTube creators.”
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“django_language cookie is necessary for the use of the options and services of the website.”
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