It wasn’t too different from the Topics API now rolling out in Chrome 114, except that the categories were far more specific, to the point where they could be easily used for “fingerprinting” specific users across sites. Google first attempt at replacing cookies with “Privacy Sandbox” was back in August 2019, with a technology called Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC for short. “cats” or “tennis”), which ads can then use. The main difference is that cookies sent much of your browsing history straight to advertising networks, but with the Topics API, the Chrome browser itself analyzes your browsing history and profile and sorts you into a somewhat-generalized categories (e.g. The Topics API is Google’s intended replacement for cross-site tracking cookies, which aims to be more secure, but still involves tracking you across the web for targeted advertisements.
The main change in this release is the full rollout of the Topics API and related technologies, also known as the “Privacy Sandbox” project. Meer informatie over de veranderingen die in deze uitgave zijn aangebracht, naast de gebruikelijke bug- en securityfixes, kan bij How-to Geek worden gevonden. In versie 115 treffen we onder meer topics-api aan, een controversiële manier om gebruikers te volgen en specifieke advertenties te tonen.
Er zijn ook versies voor Android en iOS, maar die volgen een iets ander releaseschema.
Google Chrome is beschikbaar voor Windows, Linux en macOS. Google heeft versie 115 van zijn webbrowser Chrome uitgebracht.
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