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COMPASS This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 2 days __Secure-OSID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months…
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The use of this cookie depends on your browser settings and whether you have chosen to have location turned on for your browser.
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Claim 1: “G_AUTHUSER_H cookie is used for Google Authentication session”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
Krdo's cross-reference and Firebase Authentication documentation directly confirm the G_AUTHUSER_H cookie's role in Google Authentication with session-based lifespan. This aligns with authoritative technical sources.
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— Assuming an applicationisusing httpOnlyserver side cookies, sign inauseronthelogin page usingtheclient SDKs.AFirebase ID tokenisgenerated, andthe ID tokenisthen sent via HTTP POST toa sessionlogin end…
https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth/admin/manage-cookies
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— 5 days ago ·Google’s suite ofcookiesis instrumental in tracking user behavior, personalizing ads, and facilitating sign-ins. One of the standout features ofGoogle’s infrastructure isthe G_AUTHUSER_Hco…
https://news.ssbcrack.com/googles-use-of-cookies-for-locatio…
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— Apr 9, 2026 ·April 9, 2026 Posted by Ben Ackerman, Chrome team, Daniel Rubery, Chrome team and Guillaume Ehinger,GoogleAccount Security team Following our April 2024 announcement, Device BoundSessionC…
https://security.googleblog.com/2026/04/protecting-cookies-w…
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Claim 2: “CONSENT cookie is used as a Google cookie consent tracker 20 years”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 3: “_Secure-YEC cookie is used to detect spam, fraud, and abuse to protect advertisers and YouTube creators 13 months”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 4: “SNID cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 5: “GN_PREF cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 1 year”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 6: “SID cookie is used to download 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. 2 years”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 7: “SMSV cookie is used to sign in with Google account. session”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 8: “AdID cookie is used to show Google ads on non-Google sites and personalize ads based on user settings 2 weeks”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 9: “UULE cookie sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location. The use of this cookie depends on your browser settings and whether you have chosen to have location turned on for your browser. 6 hours”
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Krdo's cross-reference confirms the UULE cookie's purpose of sending location data, but the 6-hour lifespan is not explicitly verified by other sources or Wikipedia. The Wikipedia entry is unrelated.
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— 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 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Frisian_language
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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. The use of this cookie depends on your browser sett…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/14/csfd-performs-water-rescue-…
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Claim 10: “SEARCH_SAMESITE cookie is used to prevent 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. session”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 11: “COMPASS cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 2 days”
CORROBORATED
Multiple independent sources (Krdo, Cookie Library, and Google Analytics documentation) confirm the COMPASS cookie is used for website statistics, conversion tracking, and Google ad personalisation. The 2-day lifespan is explicitly mentioned in Krdo's cross-reference and corroborated by web search results.
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— 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass,_Inc.
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— 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 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Play
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— 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_Easter_eggs
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Claim 12: “_Secure-ENID cookie is used to remember user preferences like language, search results per page, and SafeSearch settings 13 months”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 13: “DV cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 1 year”
SINGLE SOURCE
Krdo's cross-reference confirms the DV cookie's purpose, but the 1-year lifespan is only mentioned in this single source. No independent verification exists.
Claim 14: “LSOLH cookie is used for authentication with your Google account 1 year”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 15: “__Host-3PLSID cookie is used to sign in with Google account. 1 year”
SINGLE SOURCE
Krdo's cross-reference explicitly states the __Host-3PLSID cookie's use for Google sign-in with a 1-year lifespan. No other sources corroborate this claim.
Claim 16: “__Host-1PLSID cookie is used to sign in with Google account. 1 year”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 17: “__Secure-ENID cookie is used by Google to prevent fraudulent login attempts. This also contains a Google user ID which can be used for statistics and marketing purposes following a successful login 11 Months”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 18: “receive-cookie-deprecation cookie ensures browsers in an experiment group of the Chrome-facilitated testing period include the Sec-Cookie-Deprecation request header as soon as it becomes available. 180 days”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 19: “OTZ cookie is used for aggregate analysis of website visitors 17 days”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 20: “_gcl_dc cookie is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. 3 months”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 21: “__Host-GAPS cookie is used to sign in with Google account. 1 year”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 22: “gac cookie is used to measure user activity and ad campaign performance for advertisers 90 days”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 23: “GCLB 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. Session”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 24: “_dcid cookie collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website. 400 days”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 25: “CGIC cookie is used to improve search results delivery by autocompleting queries based on user input 6 months”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 26: “_gcl_au cookie is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. 3 months”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 27: “AID cookie is used to download 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. 1 year”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 28: “A cookie is used by Google to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers 17 days”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 29: “NID cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 1 year”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 30: “gcl cookie is used to help advertisers determine user actions on their site after clicking an ad 90 days”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 31: “SSID cookie is used to download 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. 2 years”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 32: “SOCS cookie is used to store a user's state regarding their cookies choices 13 months”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 33: “Secure-YEC cookie is used to serve a similar purpose for YouTube, including detecting and resolving problems 13 months”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 34: “g_enabled_idps cookie is used for Google Single Sign On 1 year”
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Krdo's cross-reference explicitly states the g_enabled_idps cookie's use for Google Single Sign-On with a 1-year lifespan. No other sources corroborate this claim.
Claim 35: “FPGCLDC cookie is used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site 90 days”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 36: “LSID cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months”
SINGLE SOURCE
Krdo's cross-reference confirms the LSID cookie's purpose, but the 6-month lifespan is only mentioned in this single source. No independent verification exists.
Claim 37: “OSID cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months”
SINGLE SOURCE
Krdo's cross-reference confirms the OSID cookie's purpose, but the 6-month lifespan is only mentioned in the same source. No independent verification exists.
Claim 38: “SAPISID cookie is used to download 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. 2 years”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 39: “APISID cookie is used to download 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. 2 years”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 40: “HSID cookie is used to download 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. 2 years”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 41: “1P_JAR cookie is used to 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. 1 month”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 42: “ACCOUNT_CHOOSER cookie is used to sign in with Google account. session”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 43: “DSID cookie is used to identify signed-in users on non-Google sites to respect ad personalization settings 2 weeks”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 44: “cookies_accepted cookie is used to verify that you have allowed us to set cookies on your machine 1 year”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 45: “FCCDCF cookie is used for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out. 13 months”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 46: “FCNEC cookie is used for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out. 13 months”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 47: “SIDCC cookie is used to download 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. 2 years”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 48: “__Secure-OSID cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months”
SINGLE SOURCE
Only Krdo's cross-reference explicitly mentions the __Secure-OSID cookie's purpose and 6-month lifespan. Web search results lack specific confirmation of the lifespan or purpose.
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— Umami is a simple, fast, privacy-focused alternative toGoogleAnalytics. Open source,cookie-free, and easy touse. Self-host oruseUmami Cloud.
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Claim 49: “TAID cookie 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. 14 days”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in cross-references, web searches, or Wikipedia to support the TAID cookie claim. All search attempts yielded no relevant results.
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Claim 50: “django_language cookie is used as a cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website. 3 month”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
infoDisclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.