Google will abandon a major overhaul to its Chrome web browser — the most popular way to access the internet on the planet — five years after it first announced plans. The Californian company hoped to strip third-party advertising cookies from Google Chrome in a bid to improve online privacy. Even if you’re unfamiliar with the term “cookie, ” you’ll have come across these minuscule text files stored in your browser so online services can remember who you are. If you return to an online store and find that you’re still got some items in your basket from an earlier visit — that’s only possible b…