Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a "topic" list it shares with advertisers.
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.
The article mentioned Apple implementing ad blocking which affected Google’s revenue, but I think the author forgot extensions. I had read that adblockers were eating into Google’s revenue at an alarming rate.
So first adblocks were compromised (was it Adblock or Adblock Pro that had that whitelisting controversy?). When that didn’t work, they took advantage of quicklinking/tracking people through Google AMP links, which also allowed advantages to be given to Facebook ad bidding (Jedi Blue - a “mindtrick” these assholes named it) and getting access to Android and Chrome users information in exchange for not setting up a competing ad service plan/ecosystem. And now we’re here, with Google disabling extensions altogether and just straight up tracking you directly in Chrome.
Adblocking really, really screwed them over. On one hand good, on the other fuck Google.
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Well that explains why I’m seeing full page popups saying I need to disable my adblocker on certain sites…
Okay… I’ve resisted long enough. I’ll make the switch to Firefox tonight
I switched a while back for the same reason, in a completely different scenario. Google is playing themselves.
Firefox ftw
Will this solely be a Chrome “feature” or will it get into Chromium and eventually Edge?
The article mentioned Apple implementing ad blocking which affected Google’s revenue, but I think the author forgot extensions. I had read that adblockers were eating into Google’s revenue at an alarming rate.
So first adblocks were compromised (was it Adblock or Adblock Pro that had that whitelisting controversy?). When that didn’t work, they took advantage of quicklinking/tracking people through Google AMP links, which also allowed advantages to be given to Facebook ad bidding (Jedi Blue - a “mindtrick” these assholes named it) and getting access to Android and Chrome users information in exchange for not setting up a competing ad service plan/ecosystem. And now we’re here, with Google disabling extensions altogether and just straight up tracking you directly in Chrome.
Adblocking really, really screwed them over. On one hand good, on the other fuck Google.