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Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history (www.theregister.com)

submitted 3 years ago by wolf@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Google enables advertisers a look into your browsing history...

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[–] Wahots@pawb.social 21 points 3 years ago* (3 children)

It should always be opt in, not opt out. Leave chrome in favor of a non-chrome browser, such as firefox.

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[–] jungekatz@lib.lgbt 3 points 3 years ago

Try librewolf , its just hardened FF

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[–] miridius@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago

It's opt in, just not in America

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[–] frostwhitewolf@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago

Even better a non chromium browser aka Firefox

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