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ICANN and Verisign: why 22,000 .name domains will be deleted

ICANN has approved a request from Verisign to delete every third-level .name domain, addresses like john.doe.name , about 22,000 of them, including registrations paid for until 2040.

  • ICANN approves Verisign's plan to delete 22,000 .name domains
  • Domains to be erased after 90-day notice period starting Feb 2027
  • Concern over domain loss and potential email address recovery

Chrome cookies: why google.com survives 'delete on close', again

If you set Chrome to delete site data when you close all windows, Chrome 152 still keeps google.com's cookies, local storage and session storage.

  • Chrome retains google.com's cookies with delete site data on close setting enabled.
  • Issue discovered in September 2026 by Mac developer Jeff Johnson.
  • Google fixed similar issue in 2020, but this behavior persists in Chromium 152.

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