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Google Chrome now targets ads based on your browser history, here's how to turn that off (www.techspot.com)

submitted 2 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Google is gradually introducing a new method for delivering targeted ads in Chrome that aims to bypass the controversy surrounding cookies by using browsing history instead. This...

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[–] leaf@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

I'll just continue to use Ungoogled Chromium and Librewolf

[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

How do I turn it off if I use Firefox already?

[–] Pat@kbin.run 2 points 2 years ago

Vivaldi is going to block this. It is a thing being built into the engine and they are going to be blocking it in their browser.

I know people say Vivaldi is slow but they've done some refactoring recently. Gave it a whirl and it's as fast as Edge now on my old crappy laptop.

[–] mixolyxo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

How long will it take for people to stop using Chrome?

[–] pearsche@lemdro.id -2 points 2 years ago

I don't mind this at all, but it's funny that I barely if ever get ads that would make me want to buy something. I don't even use an adblocker on my android phone and i use chrome on me laptop

[–] parsonpigeon@feddit.uk -5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is this not better for me though? If I'm gonna have ads forced on me, they might as well be relevant.

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[+] Scotthomas@lemmy.world -7 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Ok. Imma get lambasted for this, but here goes.

I have no problem seeing ads. I respect that if I'm getting a commercial product or service for 'free', then I'm paying another way.

If I have to see ads, why not see ads that might be relevant to my interests? I mean, I'd rather see an ad for a video game than a bank.

I don't see what all the FUD is about. What the fuck are y'all surfing that you're so protective of?

[–] Boldizzle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'd be concerned about the fact that you could live in a country where a law change could occur where suddenly the govt tells Google to keyword search people's internet history on certain topics so they can start investigating and potentially prosecuting people.

You might not have anything to hide now but what you do that's legal now might become illegal later, the US is a perfect example of that with all kinds of backwards BS happening there, abortion being a big example.

[–] Spotlight7573@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Isn't this client-side solution for analyzing the history and coming up with ad topics for sites better in your scenario than the server-side solutions currently in use though? A government would have a much harder time trying to get access to the data when it's on each individual's device, rather than a profile created through an online ad service.

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