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> What does Google provide. We know they are fingerpringing on a mass scale. Why do you say that? I'm not aware of any situations where Google targets ads bas

by jefftk 5y ago

> What does Google provide. We know they are fingerpringing on a mass scale. Why do you say that? I'm not aware of any situations where Google targets ads based on fingerprinting, and if they did I probably would have come across it. And in March, Google Ads committed that "once third-party cookies are phased out, we will not build alternate identifiers to track individuals as they browse across the web, nor will we use them in our products" -- https://blog.google/products/ads-commerce/a-more-privacy-first-web/ https://blog.google/products/ads-commerce/a-more-privacy-fir... (Speaking only for myself)

hedora 5y ago
“Instead, our web products will be powered by privacy-preserving APIs which prevent individual tracking while still delivering results for advertisers and publishers.” Still unacceptable. This implies psychological manipulation, price discrimination, automated racism, etc, are all still in scope. Also, if you log into google, they’ll still track you for ad targeting. Finally, this wording implies the privacy preserving profile can be linked to your primary identity if you momentarily log in.