Google is developing atwo-hop proxy to enhance privacy for Chrome users, which has three big implications for advertisers:
Why we care. The two-hop proxy is only implemented on Chrome, meaning Google will have a monopoly on this data. No other search engines will have any data for advertisers to use for location targeting. This could effectively eliminate competition in the search ads space. What is IP-based geolocation. According to Google’s documentation:
The details. User IP addresses will be batched and masked by region, and Google will allocate an IP address to each batch. Here’s what that looks like: Any user assigned an IP address for a region will have been verified to be in that region. The Google geofeed will be plugged into the proxy and have city-level accuracy. Will consumer data be truly private? While a consumer’s data will be shielded from advertisers, it won’t be safeguarded from Google, posing a threat to data privacy. More Google privacy and self-preferencing concerns. In February, the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority said:
Dig deeper. Google ‘cannot proceed with third-party cookie deprecation Meanwhile, the Information Commissioner’s Office, a UK privacy regulator, also shared significant concerns about Privacy Sandbox, ina WSJ article (subscription required), published last week. Once released, nothing will stop Google and other companies from using data to track users from different sites, the ICO said.
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