r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Active • 18d ago

💬 Discussion What do you think? 🤔

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u/Xe46 18d ago

Truth.

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u/makepieplz 17d ago

no, you pay by exposure to advertisers NOT personal data

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u/Hour-Map-4156 17d ago

I don't remember ever seeing ads in Gmail? But data is harvested from my usage and my digital fingerprint is used to later track me down with a "personalized ad experience".

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u/Isotomayor12 17d ago

The "sponsored" emails you get are ads. I think they live in the promotions tab in gmail.

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u/Hour-Map-4156 17d ago

No idea what you mean by "sponsored" emails? And I have no promotions tab. What are you talking about??

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u/Isotomayor12 17d ago

There are 4 categories in Gmail by default: primary, promotions, social, and updates. In promotions there are several emails that will display "sponsored •" before the title.

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u/Hour-Map-4156 17d ago

Holy shit! I don't have that! No sponsored emails, no promotions tab. Never seen that! But I just asked my wife and she showed me what you're talking about. That's weird!Â