How deeply does First-Party Data Activation cover cookie?

Defines cookies by domain ownership and describes session continuity and account linking, without detailing implementation.

Cookie

As explained in First-Party Data Activation

A first-party cookie is a web cookie created and controlled by the site owner for recognizing users or sessions within that owner's own interactions and infrastructure.

A first-party cookie is a small data packet generated, updated, and read by the website domain a visitor is currently viewing. It can preserve session context and help connect anonymous activity to a visitor’s account after sign-in. section 6.2

Common uses include:

Remembering items in a shopping cart during checkout. section 6.2
Linking a flight choice made before sign-in to an airline customer’s account. section 6.2

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JSON Web Tokenalternative to · A JSON Web Token is a compact, URL-safe representation of claims encoded as a JSON object and protected by a digital signature, message authentication code, or encryption.
local storagealternative to · Local storage is a browser-provided, origin-scoped key-value storage mechanism that persistently stores string values across sessions.
bearer authenticationalternative to · Bearer authentication is an authentication scheme in which presenting a bearer token is sufficient to use the access or authorization granted by that token.
browserused by · A web browser is software that retrieves, interprets, and renders web resources, executes supported web content, and enables interaction with web pages and applications.
third-party cookieincludes · A third-party cookie is a browser cookie set or accessed by a domain different from the website currently being visited.
HTTPSaddressed by · HTTPS is HTTP carried over TLS, which provides encryption and endpoint authentication for network communication.

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