[altdataseller]

They have a bunch of Chrome extensions that spy on what users are visiting online, and use that data to sell their product to marketers.

Personally think Google should get rid of them as they are a travesty to online privacy.

[TameAntelope]

Is it a travesty to online privacy if you have to opt into their tracking?

At some point I should be allowed to trade my personal information in exchange for goods or services, isn't that the whole point of me "owning" my information?

[bmarquez]

I'd like to know what these Chrome extensions are to ensure they'll never be installed on any computer I use. Unfortunately I can't find a list anywhere, which seems really scammy.

[odshoifsdhfs]

So google should also ban themselves? At least the Chrome extensions people installed themselves, can't say the same about Google fonts/analytics/whatever else

[altdataseller]

Apples and oranges,

You install Google Analytics precisely to track where users are going.

You don’t install a Google Chrome extension so a company can track every site you are visiting.

[voisin]

> Personally think Google should get rid of them as they are a travesty to online privacy.

More likely that Google would buy them.

[harrybr]

So they’re estimating based on a sample that may not represent the population of Spotify subscribers. The only people who know the real figures are Spotify themselves.

It would be interesting to know the names of these chrome extensions and whether the sign up experience clearly communicates the ways in which the users will be tracked.