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Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out (www.malwarebytes.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

Your data is exfiltrated and sold for ads. You don't even need to buy an ad, bidders on ads can see your data

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    They cannot see my data, they can give target parameters like 'show to those who are private banking customers' or 'show to females in the 20s with daddy issues'.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    Fun fact: A zip code, gender, and a DOB is enough to have an 85% chance of it being you. It's a very well-studied area. You are de-anonymized with very little data exposed, all of which Google includes in ad auctions.

    https://dataprivacylab.org/projects/identifiability/paper1.pdf

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamtanner/2013/07/22/how-just-a-zip-code-can-tell-a-marketer-exactly-who-you-are/

    https://georgetownlawtechreview.org/re-identification-of-anonymized-data/GLTR-04-2017/

    https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2018/12/07/simulating-zipcode-sex-birthdate/

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