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Krdo · · 1062 words · By CNN Newssource
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“A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.
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“This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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Cross-references from Krdo describe the COMPASS cookie's purpose, but the Wikipedia entry for 'Compass, Inc.' is unrelated to cookies. No independent sources confirm this claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google Play, also known as the Google Play Store or Play Store, and formerly known as the Android Market, is a digital distribution service operated and developed by Google. It serves as the official …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Compass, Inc. provides residential real estate brokerage and related services in the United States. Including its franchised businesses, it has approximately 340,000 agents and associates, who are gen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American technology company Google has added Easter eggs into many of its products and services, such as Google Search, YouTube, and Android since the 2000s. Google avoids adding Easter eggs to po…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — COMPASS This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 2 days
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cross reference SUPPORTS — COMPASS cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 2 days
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“This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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Cross-references from Krdo describe the __Secure-OSID cookie's purpose, but no independent sources corroborate this. The claim lacks authoritative verification.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — __Secure-OSID cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
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cross reference SUPPORTS — __Secure-OSID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
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cross reference SUPPORTS — __Secure-OSID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months
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“Google Authentication”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — G_AUTHUSER_H cookie is used for Google Authentication
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cross reference SUPPORTS — G_AUTHUSER_H cookie is used for Google Authentication
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cross reference SUPPORTS — G_AUTHUSER_H Google Authentication session
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Cross-references from Krdo describe the UULE cookie's purpose, but the Wikipedia entry for 'North Frisian language' is unrelated. No independent sources confirm this claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Frisian is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. The language is part of the larger group of the West Germanic Frisian languages. The language comprises …
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“This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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