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Look up real-time bidding. Some context: https://www.classaction.org/news/google-breaks-user-privacy-promises-billions-of-times-every-day-through-real-time-ad-

• tmoertel 1y ago
  I read it. It doesn't seem to show that ”google will sell the fact that you visited that porn website to anyone who is interested.” What am I missing?
  • 3984574 1y ago
    From Google's OpenRTB spec (https://developers.google.com/authorized-buyers/rtb/openrtb-guide#site https://developers.google.com/authorized-buyers/rtb/openrtb-...): > Site > This object is present in the bid request when the impression will be rendered on a website rather than a non-browser application. Contains a "page" field: > URL of the page where the impression will be shown with URL parameters removed. EDIT: If you don't think that counts as personal info then that's that, just trying to prove GP's claim that Google will happily tell a bunch of advertisers that you're visiting a porn website.
    • ffsm8 1y ago
      According to that description, it only shows that someone has visited a porn website, not you. This kinda invalidats the claim that Google is selling this information about you