Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoGoogle to start permanently deleting users’ location historywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down16
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minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up93arrow-down2·6 months agoI guess they’re discovering that your grocery store trip on Feb 17, 2017 does not help them target ads.
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·edit-26 months agoOr they figured out short-term tracking is more effective at predicting future shopping than your entire driving history. 🤷♂️
minus-squareJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·6 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.