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MSN Weather uses advertising cookies to track your browsing activity and serve personalised ads when you check forecasts. These third-party cookies follow you across sites, building a profile of your interests based on weather pages you visit.
What advertising cookies does MSN Weather drop?
MSN Weather, a Microsoft property, deploys cookies from its own domain and from third-party ad partners such as Microsoft Advertising and other ad exchanges. These cookies record which city forecasts you search, how long you linger on a page, and whether you click ad units shown alongside the live forecast above. The information helps Microsoft deliver ads it thinks are relevant to you, for instance showing winter tyre offers after you check a snowy forecast.
How can I stop MSN Weather from tracking me?
You can disable third-party cookies in your browser settings or use the privacy dashboard at account.microsoft.com to opt out of personalised advertising. Microsoft also lets you turn off ad personalisation globally via your Microsoft account privacy settings. Bear in mind that turning off cookies won’t remove ads entirely—they just won’t be tailored to your weather browsing.
Does MSN Weather use cookies from Environment Canada?
No. Environment and Climate Change Canada does not set advertising cookies on MSN Weather. MSN Weather pulls Canadian data from ECCC but all tracking cookies are Microsoft’s own or from its third-party ad partners.
Will blocking cookies break the forecast on MSN Weather?
No, the forecast itself will still load. Blocking advertising cookies stops personalised ads but does not interfere with the live forecast above or general page functionality.
Are MSN Weather cookies the same as on other weather sites?
Similar in purpose but different in the specific ad networks used. Each weather site uses its own set of vendor cookies. Microsoft’s network is separate from, say, The Weather Network’s advertising partners.