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teft@startrek.website to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome

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Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome

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Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a "topic" list it shares with advertisers.
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    It’s a shitty browser. Wouldn’t use it myself. That doesn’t mean that this isn’t an improvement on what was there before. The world isn’t black and white - and privacy conscious people stay away from Chrome.

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      Stop defending the indefensible.

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        Stop repeating the inane and misunderstood.

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