Starting January 2024, Google will roll out changes to its Chrome browser, restricting all third-party cookies by default. In January, a random 1% of all Chrome users will receive this change, called "Tracking Protection." The change will be rolled out to all users throughout 2024. Google has provided a blog post on the update.
This security update may affect some of the third-party integrated tools in Blackboard that utilize web browser cookies. Blackboard is encouraging these integration developers to update to an alternative authentication method that does not rely on web browser cookies. This change is not being mandated and UND has not been given word on when or if any of Blackboard’s third-party integrations will make the switch.
User’s experiencing errors or prompts in Chrome related to third-party cookies in Blackboard-integrated tools can change their settings in Chrome to accept cookies from impacted tools. The first users who receive this new Tracking Protection feature can opt-out by clicking the settings (gear) icon in a notification. For users who don't opt-out, an eye icon will appear in the address bar when Chrome blocks an integrated tool because it used a cookie. Users can click that icon to change the setting for that website.