{"id":6719,"date":"2024-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/google-ads-major-reporting-glitch-exposing-competitor-data-444639\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T00:00:00","slug":"google-ads-major-reporting-glitch-exposing-competitor-data-444639","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/google-ads-major-reporting-glitch-exposing-competitor-data-444639\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Ads hit by major reporting glitch, exposing competitor data"},"content":{"rendered":"
Google Ads<\/a> is experiencing a significant outage affecting multiple reporting tools and product management features.<\/p>\n Why we care.<\/strong> This outage is impacting advertisers’ ability to manage campaigns and access critical performance data.<\/p>\n Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n Down:<\/a> Report Editor, Dashboards, Saved Reports in web interface.<\/p>\n Affected: Products, Product Groups, Listing Groups pages across web, API, and Google Ads Editor.<\/p>\n Data breach: Unrelated item IDs, product titles, and Merchant Centre information visible to competitors.<\/p>\n Between the lines.<\/strong> This glitch raises serious privacy concerns, as advertisers can potentially identify direct competitors by searching exposed product titles.<\/p>\n What they’re saying. <\/strong>Google Ads Liaison, Ginny Marvin acknowledged the issue on X<\/a>, and is “actively looking into” it, promising updates as more information becomes available:<\/p>\n What to watch. <\/strong>How quickly Google resolves the outage and addresses the data exposure, and potential fallout from the privacy breach.<\/p>\n