Proton MailOct 2, 2023

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:

Show threadcatfluoride Oct 2, 2023
@protonmail ...and most people, rightfully, wouldn't care. They use gmail, youtube, google search and so on. Their entire lives are already "on Google". This isn't a big issue for them. Just stop using Google stuff if you don't want to be tracked by Google.
Show threadTasartirOct 2, 2023
@catfluoride @protonmail It's kinda difficult to "just stop using Google" when Google tracking is "everywhere", even on official government websites.
Show threadcatfluoride 
@tasartir @protonmail I'm talking about people willingly using it. Everybody else already know their way through ad/tracker blockers.
Oct 2, 2023 at 1:27pmWeb