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Google Chrome pushes browser history-based ad targeting • The Register
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this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2023
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But the website doesn't end up with your browsing history...
And you can opt out of this just like you can opt out of third party cookies.
I would like to watch you opt out of all this every single time you sit down in the next class of your education institute or workplace.
Yes, they merely created the technology that watches everything you do. You can opt out! No worries! This certainly isn’t anything to worry about! They will definitely continue to let you opt out indefinitely. History tells me that that’s how this works.
That's so silly; you can manage all of your data and opt out on your Google account from the start.