JCDU t1_jd32qc1 wrote
Reply to comment by Mission-Simple-5040 in ELI5: Why does Google offer all these free services like Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, Sites, Forms, etc. without any ads on them? How does Google benefit from this and why do they invest so much in creating and maintaining them? by Elena_Edie
Data about what you do, who you communicate with, when & where you are, what devices you use, the sites you visit, it's a huge and terrifying list.
Also, since it's doing the rounds today:
https://www.bitestring.com/posts/2023-03-19-web-fingerprinting-is-worse-than-I-thought.html
How about identifying you even in incognito mode?
BurtMacklin-FBl t1_jd36n6y wrote
It's only "terrifying" if you don't know what it actually is.
JCDU t1_jd3clfj wrote
If you don't think the level of tracking & data collection online is terrifying you haven't understood the scale of the problem.
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