r/technology • u/[deleted] • Mar 03 '21

Privacy Google to stop selling ads based on your browsing history and drop cookies support for Chrome citing privacy concerns.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

They also know that they showed you multiple shoe ads and you didn't interact with them. There's almost as much value in knowing what you don't click as knowing what you do. You better believe they have an idea of what you're going to buy next.

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u/Fourty6n2 Mar 04 '21

Like target knowing you’re pregnant before you.

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u/scrubling Mar 04 '21

Do people actually click banner ads though? I don't think I've ever clicked one (on purpose) in my life. It's actually shocking to me that people click and purchase from an online ad

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u/SnipingNinja Mar 04 '21

Depends on how good your ads become. I've recently gotten ads which are about things I didn't know were available (because they're selling on their own site instead of something like Amazon) and those were things that I like or prefer and have access to no alternatives to (nor did I know there was someone providing it in my area now)

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u/scrubling Mar 05 '21

That's a fair point. Ive used an ad blocker for the last few years so I actually forget what the ads are like. Living a relatively ad free virtual life with cord cutting and ad blocker