# What are CHIPS  (Cookies Having Independent Partitioned State)?

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**Category:** Cookies 101
**URL:** https://www.cookieyes.com/knowledge-base/cookies-101/what-are-chips/

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CHIPS (Cookies Having Independent Partitioned State) is an experimental technology that allows developers to opt-in to partitioned cookie storage for third-party cookies. 
Without partitioning, third-party cookies can track users across multiple unrelated sites, leading to cross-site tracking. CHIPS addresses this by allowing legitimate uses of third-party cookies while blocking cross-site tracking, enabling state persistence for embedded content like maps or chat widgets across a domain and its subdomains.
Read more: [Cookies Having Independent Partitioned State (CHIPS)](https://developers.google.com/privacy-sandbox/cookies/chips)