From c2fff8ac05a675cfd3c09aa8cda059143643f831 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Mills Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:04:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update files/en-us/web/api/shared_storage_api/index.md Co-authored-by: sideshowbarker --- files/en-us/web/api/shared_storage_api/index.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/files/en-us/web/api/shared_storage_api/index.md b/files/en-us/web/api/shared_storage_api/index.md index b2971a5e8c4e0bb..818f17b146a1e7f 100644 --- a/files/en-us/web/api/shared_storage_api/index.md +++ b/files/en-us/web/api/shared_storage_api/index.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The **Shared Storage API** is a client-side storage mechanism that enables unpar 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.