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Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history (www.theregister.com)
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[–] Woedenaz@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That latter message is exactly what I got on Chrome on my work computer. It said something akin to "Ad privacy is turned on. Go here to edit the settings!" and then you go look and they're all set to be enabled. I had to turn them all off.