Google’s backtrack on its promise to kill tracking cookies last year created a huge furor. But all seems to have gone rather quiet since then. In the background, there are all kinds of standoffs as no one can agree on what should happen next. Meanwhile, Google has suddenly brought back digital fingerprinting for some added spice.

A new policy for Chrome Sync will see Google disable the functionality if you haven't updated your browser recently enough.

Google has announced that Chrome sync — which synchronizes your bookmarks, extensions, and other browsing data between your browser and Google account — will soon stop working if you let Chrome get too out of date.