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by Operative0198 1212 days ago
Nope. Google "reads" all your data and saves it to push ads & suggested content to you.

I know this because Google read my emails (AFAIK there's no toggle to disable tracking on this product) and suggested me a video based on the contents of one of my emails. Mind you, I wasn't even logged in on YouTube at the time.
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charcircuit 1212 days ago
YouTube recommendations are only based off your activity on YouTube. Google doesn't even read your emails for ad targeting. Your anecdote was just confirmation bias.
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Operative0198 1212 days ago
The suggested video was too specific to be just an anecdote. YouTube doesn't need an account nor cookies to show you videos. They know you if your browser is fingerprintable enough.

I did the test on a fresh new profile.

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shadowgovt 1212 days ago
Almost every time, that sort of phenomenon occurs because people's consumption patterns aren't nearly as unique as they think they are.
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