wolf@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoGoogle Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser historywww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square365fedilinkarrow-up11.39Karrow-down124file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months agoHow is this not sneaky/intentionally misleading? If you say “no, I do not want Enhanced Ad Privacy” then they won’t track you. If you say “yes, I want the Enhanced Ad Privacy” then they will track you. (*track you in the sense of what’s discussed here, the local browsing history) I’m sure EU will consider this as not compliant. And no, I never used Chrome. And also no, monopolies should not be able to fully dictate their own ToS.
minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.mlcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoI disagree in that it’s misleading. But how dafuq du they have a monopoly on web browsers? That’s just stupid
How is this not sneaky/intentionally misleading?
If you say “no, I do not want Enhanced Ad Privacy” then they won’t track you.
If you say “yes, I want the Enhanced Ad Privacy” then they will track you.
(*track you in the sense of what’s discussed here, the local browsing history)
I’m sure EU will consider this as not compliant.
And no, I never used Chrome.
And also no, monopolies should not be able to fully dictate their own ToS.
I disagree in that it’s misleading. But how dafuq du they have a monopoly on web browsers? That’s just stupid