Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoGoogle to start permanently deleting users’ location historywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down16
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minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up96arrow-down2·7 months agoI guess they’re discovering that your grocery store trip on Feb 17, 2017 does not help them target ads.
minus-squareJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·7 months agoThey’ve actually discovered that being out into compliance with data privacy laws is expensive.
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·edit-27 months agoOr they figured out short-term tracking is more effective at predicting future shopping than your entire driving history. 🤷♂️
I guess they’re discovering that your grocery store trip on Feb 17, 2017 does not help them target ads.
They’ve actually discovered that being out into compliance with data privacy laws is expensive.
Or they figured out short-term tracking is more effective at predicting future shopping than your entire driving history. 🤷♂️