Nemeski to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agoGoogle to start permanently deleting users’ location historywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1323arrow-down16
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minus-square@sbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish94•4 months agoI guess they’re discovering that your grocery store trip on Feb 17, 2017 does not help them target ads.
minus-squareLemminarylinkfedilinkEnglish45•edit-24 months agoOr they figured out short-term tracking is more effective at predicting future shopping than your entire driving history. 🤷♂️
minus-squareJesuslinkfedilinkEnglish43•4 months agoThey’ve actually discovered that being out into compliance with data privacy laws is expensive.
I guess they’re discovering that your grocery store trip on Feb 17, 2017 does not help them target ads.
Or they figured out short-term tracking is more effective at predicting future shopping than your entire driving history. 🤷♂️
They’ve actually discovered that being out into compliance with data privacy laws is expensive.