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Google Chrome 80 is now available for download on all supported platforms, including Windows, Linux, and Mac, and while the release notes include several notable improvements, one of the most important changes concerns cookies. Beginning with this release, Google begins the rollout of a new cookie classification system, which the company claims is “secure by default.”

“Chrome will begin enforcing a new secure-by-default cookie classification system, treating cookies that have no declared SameSite value as SameSite=Lax cookies. Only cookies set as SameSite=None; Secure will be available in third-party contexts, provided they are being accessed from secure connections,” Google announced earlier this month. "Gradual rollout beginning February 17" The changes were originally announced in May 2019 when Google also provided additional information for developers in order to prepare for the update.

And while the new behavior will be included in Chrome 80, the actual rollout of the new cookie classification system is projected to kick off later this month with only a small number of users. The rollout will then continue throughout the next few weeks with even more users as Google collects feedbacks and determines the overall reliability. “The new SameSite behavior will not be enforced on Android WebView until later, though app developers are advised to declare the appropriate SameSite cookie settings for Android WebViews based on versions of Chrome that are compatible with the None value, both for cookies accessed via HTTP(S) headers and via Android WebView's CookieManager API. This does not apply to Chrome browser on Android, which will begin to enforce the new SameSite rules at the same time as the desktop versions of Chrome. The new SameSite behavior will not affect Chrome on iOS,” Google said in the launch timeline.

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Windows 7 officially reached the end of support on January 14, so users still running this version should now be looking for a new operating system, which can be either Windows or non-Windows. When it comes to the latter, the Linux world has long been recommended as a possible destination for Windows 7 users, with many anticipating an influx of Linux adopters once the 2009 Microsoft operating system is retired.

Canonical, the maker of Ubuntu, obviously wants to benefit from this potential en-masse migration, so in the last few weeks, the company has been publishing several articles to explain “why you should upgrade Windows 7 to Ubuntu” and to highlight the hardware and software considerations when planning to switch to Ubuntu. "How to upgrade to Ubuntu" This week, Canonical published a super-detailed tutorial for the migration from Windows 7 to Ubuntu, providing an impressive amount of information for every little step that someone who’s been using the 2009 Microsoft operating system for the last decade needs to embrace Linux.

“Installing an operating system is not an easy task. For most people, this is something they will never have done. The vast majority of people buy computers with the operating system already installed, so they never have to manually run through the system setup. The process can be intimidating, but we will try to make it as simple as possible,” Canonical explains. The tutorial includes everything from terminology and installation types to the actual installation steps that users must follow to successfully deploy Ubuntu. While this article is specifically aimed at Windows 7 users, it’s without a doubt helpful for anyone who makes the first steps into the world of Linux especially if they’re now exploring Ubuntu for the first time. For what it’s worth, recent data shows that the number of users who upgraded from Windows 7 to Linux is extremely limited, as most people choose Windows 10 as their next destination after the January 14 EOS.

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