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Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history (www.theregister.com)
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Google enables advertisers a look into your browsing history...

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have also found they are very sneaky about turning settings back on by berating the user with message boxes over time, answering a dingle one wrong turns it all back on.

Android location data collection does this, for example.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it doesn't sound like "opt-in" as much as it actively prompts users. Opt-in would be it's accessible in the settings but not pushed in your face.