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One major source of [privacy](/en-US/docs/Web/Privacy) and [security](/en-US/docs/Web/Security) problems on the web is third-party cookies set on content embedded in {{htmlelement("iframe")}} elements, which can be used to share information and track users across sites.

To prevent cross-site tracking, browsers are working towards partitioning all forms of storage — this includes [Cookies](/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Cookies), [Web Storage](/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Storage_API), [IndexedDB](/en-US/docs/Web/API/IndexedDB_API), [Cache API](/en-US/docs/Web/API/Cache), etc. However, a major barrier to achieving this is that there are several legitimate use cases that rely on sharing information across sites, for example advertisers wishing to measure the reach of their ads across sites and generate reports, or site owners wishing to customize user experiences based on what group they are in, or what content they've already seen on other properties.
To prevent cross-site tracking, browsers are working towards partitioning all forms of storage — this includes [Cookies](/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Cookies), [Web Storage](/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Storage_API), [IndexedDB](/en-US/docs/Web/API/IndexedDB_API), [Cache API](/en-US/docs/Web/API/Cache), etc. However, a major barrier to achieving this is that there are several legitimate use cases that rely on sharing information across sites; for example, advertisers wishing to measure the reach of their ads across sites and generate reports, or site owners wishing to customize user experiences based on what group they are in, or what content they've already seen on other properties.

The Shared Storage API provides a flexible solution to fulfill such use cases — aiming to provide the required data storage, processing, and sharing — but without sharing user data with parties that shouldn't have access to it.

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