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#Google Starts Tracking All Your Devices In 6 Weeks—Forget Chrome And #Android

Long story short is that Google has made updates to its advertising ecosystem essentially _permitting_ the fingerprinting of devices for use in targeted advertising. In their words they are going to be “less prescriptive with partners in how they target and measure ads.”

Doesn’t mean fingerprinting wasn’t happening before, just that Google is giving the green signal to the rest of the ecosystem to do so… and will likely use this to maybe replace third-party cookies.

Use an adblocker. Seriously.

#privacy #ads #privacymatters #useadblockers

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/01/11/google-starts-tracking-all-your-devices-in-6-weeks-forget-chrome-and-android/

Google’s Digital Fingerprinting Restarts In 6 Weeks

Say hello to 2025—the way you're tracked has suddenly changed. Here's what you need to know.

Forbes

Friendly reminder that VPNs alone won’t keep you safe online. (There are a lot of valid use cases for VPNs that I glossed over in my original post, due to a lot of VPN advertising focusing on false use cases).

Know what will? Use an AdBlocker. Encourage everyone you know to use an AdBlocker.

Google and other ad providers don’t care about your safety or privacy, don’t vet their ads, and actively profit off of malicious ads and tracking.

Need proof? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/chrome-users-beware-manifest-v3-deceitful-and-threatening

#FuckGoogle #FuckAds #UseAdBlockers

Chrome Users Beware: Manifest V3 is Deceitful and Threatening

Like FLoC and Privacy Sandbox before it, Google Chrome’s Manifest V3 is another example of the inherent conflict of interest that comes from Google controlling both the dominant web browser and one of the largest internet advertising networks.

Electronic Frontier Foundation