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Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by SmellyGeekBoy »

Flow wrote: post #36
janpot wrote: post #11

This bothers me a little bit > By clicking “Agree,” you consent to Slate’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and the use of technologies such as cookies by Slate and our partners to deliver relevant advertising on our site, in emails and across the Internet, to personalize content and perform site analytics. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information about our use of data, your rights, and how to withdraw c…

I leave or click the Reader Mode button in Safari. But my guess is that those cookies have already been set.

I'm not sure why people "guess" when this is the easiest thing in the world to test. I jut tried and, apart from a basic anonymous-looking slate.com session cookie, no cookies are set until you click "Agree".

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by lovich »

ckastner wrote: post #46

As a non-native speaker, I would have expected the title to be "Why Google Worries Me". "Worried About" sounds like it's Google who's being negatively affected by this, but that doesn't seem to be the main point of the story. Is this a common pattern?

Commonish I guess, it's not something I havent seen before. I dont know how often I see the pattern but it is ambiguous as both interpretations of meaning are valid

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by woodrowbarlow »

ckastner wrote: post #46

As a non-native speaker, I would have expected the title to be "Why Google Worries Me". "Worried About" sounds like it's Google who's being negatively affected by this, but that doesn't seem to be the main point of the story. Is this a common pattern?

yes, it's a common pattern in colloquial american english. "worried about" can mean either "concerned by" (as the article uses it) or "concerned about" (as you interpreted it).

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by humanrebar »

ckastner wrote: post #46

As a non-native speaker, I would have expected the title to be "Why Google Worries Me". "Worried About" sounds like it's Google who's being negatively affected by this, but that doesn't seem to be the main point of the story. Is this a common pattern?

Both are fine. Try reading it this way:

[Why] [I'm worried] [about Google].

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by ekzy »

I've switched to Safari and DuckDuckGo last week. I can still search on google with the DuckDuckGo shortcut !g when the duck doesn't quack. I tried Firefox but it became too slow. Safari is actually pretty good, for me the main problem is that it reduced my productivity for web development (I need to get used to the safari devtools) and the lack of some browser extensions (redux devtools etc). For now, I keep switching back to chrome for web development.

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by pm90 »

The default on is a favorite ad-tech strategy; its how a lot of websites gather customer data, since most users couldn't care less that they're always signed in, always sending browsing/tracking data to other parties.

There is little regulation in online advertising; GDPR helped a lot but most ad revenues are still generated in the US. I have a feeling that some regulation would go a long way in improving the online browsing experience and prevent incidents like this, which can get tiring: every time a trusted internet company makes a privacy "error", everyone is outraged, we shame the company to getting better yadda yadda.

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by GreeniFi »

midwest_mex wrote: post #34
GreeniFi wrote: post #21

I think it’s probably possible to model credit-worthiness according to search history and site use patterns. Google’s partnership with Mastercard could be something to do with that. What would be particularly irritating is if Google start showing credit offers next to product ads. Eg you look at an advert for a new iPhone and google then lets you know Mastercard will give you an immediate credit line for an impulse p…

mastercard does not issue cards, credit lines or control interest rates, your bank does this.

If you google Mastercard, in the results it says:

“Global leading company in payment solutions offering credit, debit, prepaid cards and more”.

I guess either they’re misinformed or you are :-)

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by Ma8ee »

Spartan-S63 wrote: post #49

With all of these emerging privacy concerns, it reinforces my choice to move away from the Android and Google ecosystem insofar as I can. It reinforces my choice to embrace the Apple ecosystem. While their products aren't perfect, they do take your privacy seriously and you do pay for it. But to me, that seems like a fair trade. Additionally, they have second to none customer support, so it's going to take a company…

It’s about time that we learn that there’s no free lunch. We either pay with our privacy, our attention, or with money. I prefer to pay with money.

Re: Why I’m Worried About Google

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Post by Flow »

SmellyGeekBoy wrote: post #61
Flow wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I leave or click the Reader Mode button in Safari. But my guess is that those cookies have already been set.

I'm not sure why people "guess" when this is the easiest thing in the world to test. I jut tried and, apart from a basic anonymous-looking slate.com session cookie, no cookies are set until you click "Agree".

Because I was talking about sites in general with these dialoges, not just this specific site.
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