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> Despite what people often write and believe here, the access controls on PII data at Google are incredibly strict. You can't just arbitrarily train on people'
by illiarian 3y ago
> Despite what people often write and believe here, the access controls on PII data at Google are incredibly strict. You can't just arbitrarily train on people's personal data.
And yet Google is the largest online advertiser in the world. And yet, GMail used to (I don't know if it still does) push ads into people's inboxes.
I have as much belief in their PII controls as in their "Don't be evil" motto.
- JeremyBanks 3y ago[dead]
- Lacerda69 3y agoi used gmail since the beta and never saw an ad there, what are you talking about?
- illiarian 3y ago--- start quote --- https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6603?hl=en https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6603?hl=en When you open Gmail, you'll see ads that were selected to show you the most useful and relevant ads. The process of selecting and showing personalized ads in Gmail is fully automated. These ads are shown to you based on your online activity while you're signed into Google. We will not scan or read your Gmail messages to show you ads. ... To opt-out of the use of personal information for personalized Gmail ads, go to the Ads Settings page --- end quote --- They literally train their datasets on people's personal data.
- Lacerda69 3y agooh my bad i probably opted out right from the start then + heavy use of adblockers