@KoHoSo @[email protected] This is the author of the article #RonAmadeo, who apparently focuses on "Google stuff" - This tells me all I need to know.

But as #RonAmadeo writes for @arstechnica, Chrome is the last major browser to support third party cookies - both #Safari and #Firefox block them by default. So Google is basically saying, "We are going to improve your privacy by changing how we spy on you, even though all our competitors don't do this kind of spying *at all*":

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/googles-widely-opposed-ad-platform-the-privacy-sandbox-launches-in-chrome/

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Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome

Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a “topic” list it shares with advertisers.

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@KoHoSo @arstechnica This is the author of the article #RonAmadeo, who apparently focuses on "Google stuff" - This tells me all I need to know.

Dug up this New Yorker cartoon gem from my Album Archive.

I guess I'll just stick this ZIP file somewhere. 😊

PSA: Google is deleting some old Hangouts photos this week

It's hard to say exactly what is getting deleted, but it's easy to download.

#RonAmadeo #AlbumArchive #Hangouts #GoogleGraveyard #PaulNoth #Cartoon #NewYorkerMagazine

@ronamadeo @arstechnica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/psa-google-is-deleting-some-old-hangouts-photos-this-week/

PSA: Google is deleting some old Hangouts photos this week

It's hard to say exactly what is getting deleted, but it's easy to download.

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NYPD robocops: Hulking, 400-lb robots will start patrolling New York City

Mayor says new surveillance bots are “only the beginning” of police force revamp.

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RIP Passwords? Passkey support rolls out to Chrome stable

With a huge list of caveats, initial Google passkey support is here.

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