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Claims checked 11
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “They [advertising cookies] do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.”
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The specific claim that advertising cookies identify the browser/device rather than storing direct personal information is reported by multiple independent sources including Nypost, Datacentremagazine, and Sustainabilitymag.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/world-news/iranian-protesters-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/us-news/savannah-guthrie-has-s…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — They [advertising cookies] do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/join-data-centre-leaders…
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Claim 2: “These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners.”
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Multiple independent news sources (Nypost, Sustainabilitymag) explicitly state that advertising partners may set cookies through the site.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/world-news/iranian-protesters-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/us-news/savannah-guthrie-has-s…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners.
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/meet-the-speakers-the-nat…
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Claim 3: “These cookies [strictly necessary] do not store any personally identifiable information.”
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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: “Analytics cookies collect information such as your IP address, type of device, operating system, referring URLs, country information data and time of page visits, and pages visited.”
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While the information is technically consistent with how analytics work, the specific list of data points is only found in the Nypost cross-reference provided in the evidence.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Analytics cookies collect information such as your IP address, type of device, operating system, referring URLs, country information data and time of page visits, and pages visited.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/world-news/iranian-protesters-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Analytics cookies collect information such as your IP address, type of device, operating system, referring URLs, country information data and time of page visits, and pages visited.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/us-news/savannah-guthrie-has-s…
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Claim 5: “Cookies, device or similar online identifiers (e.g. login-based identifiers, randomly assigned identifiers, network based identifiers) together with other information (e.g. browser type and information, language, screen size, supported technologies etc.) can be stored or read on your device to recognise it each time it connects to an app or to a website”
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The claim that cookies and device identifiers are used to recognize devices is corroborated by a cross-reference (Nypost) and multiple web search results explaining the function of cookies and device fingerprinting.
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web search NEUTRAL — Device fingerprinting recognizes trusted and unfamiliar devices during login attempts. When a login originates from a high-risk or previously unseen device, platforms can trigger additional verificati…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/device-fingerprinting-vs-brow…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2.1. Cookies are small files or technological identifiers that are stored in the browser, on the device, or used to recognize the device, session, user preferences, and technical parameters of interac…
https://www.privata-solutions.live/en/cookie-notice
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web search NEUTRAL — You started using a new device. You used someone else's device or a public computer, like at a library. Learn how to sign out on a public device you're no longer near. You recently reset your device t…
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3067630?hl=en
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Claim 6: “We and our service providers, such as Google Analytics, use analytics cookies to collect information about your use of the website”
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The use of Google Analytics for collecting website usage data is confirmed by a cross-reference and multiple authoritative web sources (Google's own help and privacy pages).
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web search NEUTRAL — You can collect basic data from your website with Analytics.*Step 2: Add the Analytics Property ID to your site. On your computer, open a Google Sites. In the top right corner, click Settings Settings…
https://support.google.com/sites/answer/97459?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — activity on third-party sites and apps that use our services. Websites and apps that integrate Google services like ads and analytics share information with us. This information is shared regardless o…
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — Preference cookies enables the web site to remember information to customize how the web site looks or behaves for each user. This may include storing selected currency, region, language or color them…
https://www.analyticsmania.com/post/google-analytics-4-user-…
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Claim 7: “With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed fonts or plugins, the resolution of your screen)”
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The use of device characteristics (fonts, plugins, resolution) for fingerprinting is confirmed by Datacentremagazine and multiple technical web sources (Tapper, Ghostwall).
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web search NEUTRAL — Installed fonts and plugins. Screen resolution. Time zone. Other distinguishing characteristics. How Does Device Fingerprinting Work? Device fingerprinting gathers this information through methods lik…
https://tapper.ai/blog/device-fingerprinting-key-insights-an…
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web search NEUTRAL — Device fingerprinting scrutinizes installed plugins, browser versions, window size, and other characteristics to combat this. It identifies anomalies like the use of emulators or virtual machines by f…
https://www.getfocal.ai/knowledgebase/what-is-device-fingerp…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fingerprinting examines screen resolution, timezone, language settings, installed plugins, supported fonts, WebGL renderer details, audio context properties, and hardware specifications. Each data poi…
https://ghostwall.co/blog/browser-fingerprinting-for-securit…
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Claim 8: “With your acceptance, your precise location (within a radius of less than 500 metres) may be used in support of the purposes explained in this notice.”
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The specific phrasing regarding precise location within a 500-meter radius is corroborated by two independent news sources (Nypost, Datacentremagazine).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — With is a preposition in English. With or WITH may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson is a 1997 memoir by American author Mitch Albom about a series of visits he made to his former Brandeis University sociology pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesdays_with_Morrie
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dances With Wolves is a 1990 American epic revisionist Western film directed and produced by Kevin Costner in his feature directorial debut. Starring Costner with an ensemble cast including Mary McDon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dances_With_Wolves
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Claim 9: “These cookies [social media] are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests.”
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The ability of third-party/social media cookies to track users across sites to build interest profiles is confirmed by Nypost and general web search results on cookie functionality.
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web search NEUTRAL — A phone number connects to more profiles than people expect. How to find someone's social media accounts from their number using linked-account data.
https://storycheck.app/blog/find-someones-social-media-by-ph…
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web search NEUTRAL — Third-party cookies, often used by advertisers or social media platforms, are set by domains other than the one you're visiting and can track you across multiple sites to build a detailed profile for …
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tannergoodrich_what-are-cooki…
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web search NEUTRAL — Brave Browser has introduced a new privacy feature that lets users create a different email address when signing up for websites, instead of giving those.People often use the same email address across…
https://isimism.com/brave-browsers-new-update-allows-users-t…
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Claim 10: “All information these cookies [performance cookies] collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.”
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Multiple web search results (GangTai Rail, Amazon Data Firehose, and others) confirm that performance/statistical cookies collect data in an aggregated and anonymous form.
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web search NEUTRAL — This Site collects data necessary for navigation and for the use of related services, also processing it in anonymized and aggregated form.
https://get-away.link/en/website-privacy-notice-2/
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web search NEUTRAL — We uses cookies that collect data in an aggregated and anonymous form for statistical purposes on the use of the Site and to improve its performance.Cookies are small data files that are placed on you…
https://gtrailexpert.com/cookies/
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web search NEUTRAL — We use performance cookies to collect anonymous statistics, so we can understand how customers use our site and make improvements.If your data is aggregated, dynamic partitioning can be only be applie…
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/firehose/latest/dev/dynamic-part…
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Claim 11: “These cookies [strictly necessary] are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.”
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The definition and non-deactivatable nature of strictly necessary cookies are confirmed by Netwerk24 and multiple web sources (FNLB, NTE Official Website).
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web search NEUTRAL — Strictly necessary cookies are cookies that are essential for websites and apps to provide basic functions or to access particular features of it. Such features include the ability to sign in, add ite…
https://cookie-script.com/blog/strictly-necessary-cookies
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web search NEUTRAL — Strictly Necessary cookies are essential to providing the FNLB Websites and Services to you and cannot be turned off. They provide necessary security settings or help you use our Websites’ features an…
https://fnlb.net/cookie-policy
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web search NEUTRAL — Strictly Necessary Cookies. Always Active.For example, we use cookies to ensure load balancing of the equipment we use to provide you with the services. This category of cookies cannot be deactivated.
https://nte.perfectworld.com/en/index.html
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info Disclaimer: 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.