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Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history
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this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2023
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This is how the internet has worked since forever. At least for Chrome it's opt-in, and they're very clear about what is shared.
Edit: apparently it's only opt-in in Europe so I offer my condolences
It's not opt-in. These settings are automatically set to be turned on unless you intentionally turn them off. So they're opt-out by definition.
It is most definitely opt-in for me. It popped up and said "would you like to enable this?", explaining what would be shared and why. It was not enabled automatically. That's opt-in if you ask me.
I've been getting it on and off for a couple of weeks and that's my experience too.. you get a 'we want to enable this exciting new feature' and you click no. They'll ask again.. which may push me to use firefox more.