Topics API

In this Media Review, you can read 5 stories, including Google renaming FLEDGE to Protected Audience API, results from Google Ads’ IBA testing, and more details about Apple’s change in Safari.

In 2022, Google announced that Privacy Sandbox will be expanded to the in-app environment. Google’s Privacy Sandbox on Android, or simply the Android Privacy Sandbox, is a natural progression of Google’s broader privacy efforts. It’s designed to provide users with greater control over their data and privacy, while still giving marketers the tools they need to connect with users and sell their products.

This article will explain how the Android Privacy Sandbox works and what impact it will have on in-app marketing campaigns.

In this media review, you can find out more about the latest Google announcements concerning the 3rd-party cookie phase out being postponed until 2024 [Note: In April 2024, it was further postponed until early 2025] and the tests expansion for the Privacy Sandbox for the Web, the news connected with Google’s Origin Trials and Topics API, as well as the reboot to the EU’s digital rulebook by the European parliament—DSA and DMA.

In this Media Review, we present 3 stories from the last month, including the gaining momentum of the Privacy Sandbox, analyzing why the number of entities that tested FLEDGE was so small, and the newly launched tools from Google.

It doesn’t matter how good your adverts are if you can’t find people who want to connect with your brand. Even iconic brands struggle to get seen in a sea of choices, and the key to success in modern marketing is finding the right audience through targeted advertising. This term is broad, so let’s take a look at what targeted advertising is, how it works, and how you can use it to make your advertising campaigns more effective.

Despite their seemingly innocent name, cookies have found themselves at the heart of one of the internet’s biggest privacy revolutions. Specifically, third-party cookies have come under fire from privacy-advocacy groups, ultimately leading Google to work towards a cookieless future. This change will have significant implications for advertisers, as third-party cookies have been an essential targeting technology since their inception.

Let’s dive into the implications of Google’s decision and how you can prepare for the cookieless future.