wolf@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoGoogle Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser historywww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square362fedilinkarrow-up11.37Karrow-down124file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldbecomeme@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up11.35Karrow-down1external-linkGoogle Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser historywww.theregister.comwolf@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square362fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldbecomeme@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down30·10 months agoIt’s opt-in and they’re very clear about that.
minus-squarevermyndax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·10 months agoThis is completely incorrect. It is opt-out. It was turned on for me by default when I opened Chrome (it had updated in the background). I had to go to settings to turn it back off.
minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·10 months agoI live in Europe, and it’s most definitely opt-in.
minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·10 months agoNo… Even if that was true, what you’re saying is “you’re right, but you might not be in a month, sooo Google bad”. It won’t be opt-out because first of all, that’s against the law. And second you’re literally opting in by accepting their terms…
minus-squaremustardman@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoI’m glad you live in the EU because it’s opt-out for everyone else.
It’s opt-in and they’re very clear about that.
This is completely incorrect. It is opt-out.
It was turned on for me by default when I opened Chrome (it had updated in the background). I had to go to settings to turn it back off.
I live in Europe, and it’s most definitely opt-in.
For now
No… Even if that was true, what you’re saying is “you’re right, but you might not be in a month, sooo Google bad”.
It won’t be opt-out because first of all, that’s against the law. And second you’re literally opting in by accepting their terms…
I’m glad you live in the EU because it’s opt-out for everyone else.
I’m glad too