Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoGoogle to start permanently deleting users’ location historywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1323arrow-down16
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minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up96arrow-down2·7 months agoI guess they’re discovering that your grocery store trip on Feb 17, 2017 does not help them target ads.
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·edit-27 months agoOr they figured out short-term tracking is more effective at predicting future shopping than your entire driving history. 🤷♂️
minus-squareJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·7 months agoThey’ve actually discovered that being out into compliance with data privacy laws is expensive.
I guess they’re discovering that your grocery store trip on Feb 17, 2017 does not help them target ads.
Or they figured out short-term tracking is more effective at predicting future shopping than your entire driving history. 🤷♂️
They’ve actually discovered that being out into compliance with data privacy laws is expensive.