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You are worth $16,050 to Google in ad value - stop giving them money (proton.me)
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An interesting deep-dive into how Google profiles and values different users.

It highlights that even though the service is "free", the sheer value each user holds to Google from their data and ad-revenue. And with that, the impact you can have by leaving them.

If you haven't already switched, you can check out the guide below to get started:

https://purchasewithpurpose.io/

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[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

So here's the deal: you pay me out and in return you'll stop tracking me.

[-] Solrac@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

They'll su they won't track you. But offer you the entire suite, almost as if they want you in their ecosystem, while also lying about being non profit

My point: dig deeper

this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2026
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