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Google wants you to agree to a program to reduce web tracking by just letting Google have all your browsing data directly (meow.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The absolute most insidious thing about this isn't the technology at use here. It's the complete and utter normalization of ads. Google doesn't even consider a world where ads don't exist, they're pushing the narrative that they are a normal aspect of life, and they're offering to help make that more relevant to everyday users. They're normalizing ads in front of your eyeballs 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Christ I hate Google.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Heading towards a very enjoyable and economically sustainable future where the advertising industry is somehow bigger than the goods and services industries that supposedly need its services. But before I get into that, speaking of goods and services, this comment is sponsored by OpeRaid Shadow VPN, the only energy drink/razor blade delivery service for Pro Gamers…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I drank my verification can but i can't find the continue button.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For real though, we must have reached Peak Ad at some point, or at least we're deep into the realm of diminishing returns. This can't go on forever, right? I mean there's a finite number of things that need to be advertised and a finite number of people with a finite amount of time and patience to look at ads. How long until it all collapses?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The market can remain irrational for longer than you and I can remain ~~solvent~~ sane.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I like how the assumption seems to be that the thing users object to about "websites track your browsing history around the web in order to show you targeted ads" is... the "websites" part

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A thought I had a while back with google (and any other tech company I guess) with the same emotion that Rorschach has just before Dr. Manhattan disintegrates him: if they’ve already won, aka achieved virtual dominance over how we experience the web, then fine. Fucking break me with your personalised ads. Show me deep cut references from my personal life as emotional leverage. Orchestrate my nightmares with jingles. Show me the logical end of advertising. Just fucking end the human experience entirely since you’ve monetised all our dignity away anyway. Anything less than that is just an insult to my ability to hope.

Anyway yeah I hate this. Big ick

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I always tell my kids, as a consumer, I am SO grateful to have been better served by more relevant ads.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

How else would you have known about products you already bought a few days prior? 🤣

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sites you visit can ask Chrome for your interests to show you ads.

Nifty. Let's ask what my browser has to offer instead (Firefox + uBlock Origin).

Sites can not show you ads.

Hmm that's a tough choice hmm.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

But think of all the great ads you're missing out on!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Google already has your browsing data if you use chrome, whether you agree to this or not. stop using chrome.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think that this actually at least appears to be a good step from google.

Third parties no longer need to know who you are. As i understand it, chrome can directly deliver only the necessary information just when it is needed. No external saving of data required.

Also: get over it. Most of the internet works, because people learn of products and then buy them. Personalized ads are sent to show people things, which they specifically might be interested in. People want to sell products and solely this allows many websites you probably like to use, to exist in the first place.

No one here is inherently evil or owns you, because they can show you relevant marketing.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This year so far I’ve deleted Reddit, twitter and now google.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

go for fucking broke and get rid of windows before it goes SaaS. it’s less painful than it sounds because daily driving linux will break your brain’s ability to feel pain