This monthly review outlines the cookies used by Google and YouTube in March 2026, including their purposes and durations.
Cookies set by Google:
- NID: Used for advertising purposes, to limit ad frequency, mute unwanted ads, and measure ad effectiveness. Duration: 6 months.
- VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE: Set by YouTube to measure bandwidth and determine whether the user receives the new or old player interface. Duration: 27 days and 5 months.
Cookies set by YouTube:
- YSC: Tracks views of embedded YouTube videos. Session cookie.
- yt-remote-connected-devices: Stores user video preferences for embedded videos. Never expires.
- yt-remote-device-id: Stores user video preferences for embedded videos. Never expires.
- yt.innertube::nextId: Registers a unique ID to store data on viewed videos. Never expires.
- yt.innertube::requests: Registers a unique ID for viewed videos. Never expires.
Other cookies:
- _GRECAPTCHA: Set by Google reCAPTCHA to identify bots, duration: 27 days and 5 months.
- GDPR Cookie Consent cookies: Record user consent for categories including Advertisement (1 year), Analytics (11 months), Functional (11 months), Necessary (11 months), Others (11 months), and Performance (11 months).
- PHPSESSID: Stores user session ID for PHP applications. Duration: 7 days.
- viewed_cookie_policy: Stores whether the user consented to cookies. Duration: 11 months.
For more details, visit the official review at OEB Monthly Review – March 2026.
