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Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome (arstechnica.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[โ€“] [email protected] 52 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It'd make the world a better place, but a big company would make slightly less money, therefore it's unthinkable to even attempt it.

See also: vehicle emissions standards

[โ€“] poplargrove 1 points 9 months ago

In the case of Google, the effect on advertising bringing in "slightly less money" is an understatement :)