Google’s browser not only got new chrome, it now also uses keeps track of all websites you visit to generate a topic list for ads that is shared with websites directly. Nobody asked for that.

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      1 year ago

      They think this makes Google’s ad revenue and profits go up. That remains to be proven.

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        1 year ago

        I mean, it will, because unfortunately there’s still a ton of people who have that whole “So? Everyone does it, and they already have my info anyway. And there’s nothing we can do about that so why bother.” mindset.

        Still, this is going to cause a massive privacy lawsuit.