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From my understanding, yes. All that an ad-tech company like Google needs is associating your IP with your Google account once and they will know that all traff
by WildGreenLeave 6y ago
From my understanding, yes. All that an ad-tech company like Google needs is associating your IP with your Google account once and they will know that all traffic from that IP address is yours. Especially when you are the only one using that IP address. Also, visiting a Google site is enough for Google to associate your account with your IP.
This is all coming from my knowledge about networking and browsers. This doesn't mean it is proof that Google is actually doing this, but I would make no sense for them to not do this.
Edit: typo
- debian3 6y agoIP change, i thought they were using browser fingerprinting and cookies.
- antonvs 6y agoWith a proxy server on AWS, it's trivial to change your IP address regularly. That's not a complete solution but it would help. Another thing you can do if you're rolling your own anonymity solution is to run your browser in a container. That way whenever you start a new browser window, it doesn't inherit any state from your environment or previous browser sessions. Finally, using a proxy with built in privacy features helps. Privoxy is one example, although it's not being updated very often lately.
- doopy1 6y agoIP is considered PII and is usually anonymized in ad tech. Ad targeting is typically around cookies and fingerprints.