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I routinely revise my Google privacy settings across a bunch of different pages and I was totally unaware they tracked purchases by scanning email in Gmail. I d
by arkitaip 7y ago
I routinely revise my Google privacy settings across a bunch of different pages and I was totally unaware they tracked purchases by scanning email in Gmail. I don't see the value this offers to customers but I see why harvesting rich e-commerce data makes sense to Google.
- compiler-guy 7y agoI can see some value for those who want someone to automatically track what they buy. That may be useful for records, or reorders, or whatever. Seems likely to be useful for Google too in the way you describe, although it isn't clear to me how Google uses it.
- fjsolwmv 7y agoSure, maybe it could be useful. But why is it hidden where no one knows it's there to be used?