R. Leigh HennigYou need to stop using Chrome NOW. It’s not hyperbole: Google just rolled out a change to Chrome that tracks the sites you visit, builds a profile, and shares that with any page you visit that asks.
This is real. It’s not tech bro conspiracy shit.
It’s not just about selling you ads.
Ex: you’re a teenager living in a highly conservative state. You’re visiting sites your ultra religious family don’t want you to. Google tracks you NATIVELY IN THE BROWSER and informs 3rd parties of your interest in LGBTQ sites.
You’re NOT SAFE using Chrome.
AleggraI hate all search engines! They know more about me than my mother does.
Urban Hermit@Aleggra @semioticstandard and that is totally unjustified. When I search for something, I want topics on that word or related to that word, not results that are biased towards things I have searched before. Using customized searches as an excuse is literally just an excuse to gather marketing data, it doesn't add value. When any of us search the world for information we want and need objective information, otherwise we end up stupid and misinformed... hmm... wait a sec...🤔
Riley S. Faelan@Urban_Hermit The justification for using things that you have searched before is, you might be on a multi-search spree trying to find out something tricky that your previous searches help to put into their proper context. For example, if you're searching for tulips, and your previous search was for bubbles, you might be interested in the articles about the history of the great exploits in tulip finances, but if your previous search was for chocolate, you might instead be interested in places that deliver chocolate and tulips.
Search engines like to over-stretch that justification, though.
@riley @Urban_Hermit @semioticstandard
How bizarre. This is my first time hearing this about search engines.
Thanks so much 🙏