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Privacy-wise, it enables them to track the result you click on. Also, though more niche, it would make archived search result pages (e.g. on the Wayback Machin
by jolmg 20d ago
Privacy-wise, it enables them to track the result you click on.
Also, though more niche, it would make archived search result pages (e.g. on the Wayback Machine) less useful.
- maxchehab 20d agoI think they always knew what link you clicked on (when most of the web has a ga4 tag on the other side of the link)
- jolmg 20d agoYou can block Google Analytics with your browser. You can't block needing to ask Google for the URL of the result you want to visit.
- nprateem 20d agoIf you're that concerned, use another search engine
- ranger_danger 20d agoI have to anyway because google always gives me endless captchas, as my ISP frequently rotates IPs with people who can't behave.
- mitxela 20d agoThat's just Google not caring about your ISP because you live in the global south. Everyone gets this. US citizens get the exact same problem but Google whitelists their networks.
- ranger_danger 20d ago> because you live in the global south I don't, but thanks for confidently assuming.
- mitxela 20d agoAt least Google thinks you do. And Google kind of has the power to decide where the global south is, at least as far as it pertains to captchas.
- nonamesleft 20d agoNot just global south, happened all the time to me after first search page of the day until i stopped using them, northern eu.
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- jolmg 19d agoMy responding to comments doesn't mean I use them.