A new low, even for #Google. Giving Google permission to share information about you with third-party websites is being falsely advertised as an "ad privacy feature". This is privacy washing at its most extreme. But it gets even worse.

There is a dark pattern on the second screenshot. It isn't just informing you about the fake privacy features. Clicking on "Got it" actually turns on these features that allow Google to use your recent browsing history for ads on third-party websites:

@protonmail what browser do y'all endorse? firefox?
@jco Here's our blog article about privacy-first browsers: https://proton.me/blog/best-browser-for-privacy.
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@protonmail thank you! <3 I'm a customer!
@jco Happy to know! Please reach out if you have any questions!