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You are worth $16,050 to Google in ad value - stop giving them money (proton.me)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [M] to c/PurchaseWithPurpose@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah, it's the giant advertisers paying Google to show their ads in front of you, whether you actually buy anything from them or not. Hundreds of companies chip in and Google sums that total.

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