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Ars Technica | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 Google’s widely opposed ad platform, the “Privacy Sandbox,” launches in Chrome

Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a "topic" list it shares with advertisers.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/googles-widely-opposed-ad-platform-the-privacy-sandbox-launches-in-chrome/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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29cefbe5 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 how deeply is this tied into chromium?
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6c25069c | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1
Please switch to Firefox, people. #Chrome #Firefox #Internet #Browser
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3d3b7b8c | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 once again, so much for “do no evil.”
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7af550ff | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 Firefox time.
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f2526d5a | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 Am I good if I keep using Brave?
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7330e025 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/111026264412042715
#GoogleAlphabet need to be explaining **in court** on this one:

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/027/308/477/870/166/original/07af0f1ecd350a19.png
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229deaef | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 

Is this even available in EU? After update I had some of the settings toggled off, and some had been marked as "not available in your region".
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233c3ac4 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 The majority of people suffer from Stockholm syndrome nowadays when dealing with big despicable corporations like Google. Many are unaware of what privacy even means.
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a1e73aef | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 https://vivaldi.com/blog/news/alert-no-google-topics-in-vivaldi/
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Antimony Ore | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I know everybody's saying use Firefox, but I think the Duckduckgo browser is better and has more built in features (and ad free YouTube videos) anything but Chrome OR Opera tho
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TheGravy | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @872ab8e1 wow I'm super glad I don't use chrome!