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Overall, this outlines how TechCrunch, like many other web entities, leverages browser cookies to enhance user experience, customise advertisements, improve its services, and importantly, maintain a secure, spam-free environment.
This policy underscores the balance digital platforms are trying to strike between personalisation and user privacy. Users should be aware of these policies and manage their settings according to their comfort levels.