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 threadBenjaminOct 2, 2023
@protonmail It's blood boiling. These kinds of practices should be fineable offenses.
Show threadLouis Ingenthron

@BenjaminNelan The "fine" is losing market share as people switch to different browsers.

Help us enforce it.

Oct 2, 2023 at 3:29pmWeb
Show threadBenjaminOct 2, 2023
@LouisIngenthron I've been helping enforce it for several years. Unfortunately there are many who will not switch browsers and Google is taking advantage of them by not giving them an informed choice.