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by jqpabc123 1828 days ago
Because on my Google account I can turn off all the history settings, same for YouTube.

LOL!

So with this setting off, Google forgets the IP you use to sign in to your Google Drive and GMail account and doesn't use it to identify and track you across the estimated 80% of web sites that have embedded Google trackers? And you've verified this how? Did they show you their tracking source code?
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encryptluks2 1828 days ago
Virtually every website on the World Wide Web will track and record IP addresses as visitors click through the site's page. There are plenty of adblockers to prevent sites from using ads to target you. You seem to be more upset at Google than the sites you visit that choose to use them as a source of revenue. You also can't shop on Amazon without being tracked and solicited to based on your shopping habits or sign up for any discounts at most grocery stores.
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jqpabc123 1828 days ago
You seem to be more upset at Google than the sites you visit that choose to use them as a source of revenue.

Makes perfect sense to me since Google earns most of their revenue from privacy invasion. Their entire business model depends on it. No one is more insidious, pervasive and widespread.

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encryptluks2 1828 days ago
You really are just making claims without any evidence. If you have evidence that no one is more insidious, pervasive and widespread please prove it. Otherwise, I can only assume you are just speaking based on feelings.
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jqpabc123 1828 days ago
Here is your proof. This just one of many available sources on the subject but the study being referenced here was done by Princeton University.

Largest Study of Online Tracking Proves Google Really Is Watching Us All

https://www.technologyreview.com/2016/05/18/160139/largest-s...

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encryptluks2 1827 days ago
If you actually read the study, you'd see with ad blocking enabled that Google was the least pervasive, widespread and insidious. If anything, this study shows that although that Google may be the most widespread, again thanks to the sites that you're visiting without an adblocker that you refuse to hold accountable, that they are the least invasive and insidious.
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jqpabc123 1827 days ago
... that they are the least invasive and insidious.

Yes, that undoubtedly explains how they earn $200 billion a year.

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