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Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history (www.theregister.com)

submitted 2 years ago by wolf@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Google enables advertisers a look into your browsing history...

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Time to move most of my browsing to FF. It's already somewhere around 80% FF.

[–] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I looked up "audiophool" on Chrome and I looked in my ad preferences and it started recommending stuff about speakers

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[–] MrBusinessMan@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Sounds like a great and exciting innovation. I can’t wait to see more relevant ads based on my own personal interests!

[–] Takina_sOldPairTM@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Seems that 5 people can't read sarcasm and is prolly part of the /s gang

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[–] DivineJustice@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Fucking hell I am sick of having to switch browsers every few years.

[–] Decentralizr@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Why would you need to? Did you ever trust chrome? And google?

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[–] DigitalFrank@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Great, can't wait to see ads for take out food, and small appliance repair.

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[–] Lobo6780@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

But it was always Chrome 'feature' its google my activity feature.

[–] datsunset@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Jokes on you Google! I delete my browser history every 30 seconds!

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