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Originally Posted by ApK
As for your privacy ads, you do realize you have been typing about that for a couple days now, on a public internet forum using some sort of browser?
Occam's razor might suggest that's more likely where any ad targeting is coming from.
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So Google is tracking me from Firefox on a work computer routed through a VPN showing me in New Jersey and Firefox on my desktop and has figured out that this user name corresponds with my Google ID on my phone and then waiting until I also speak about it in person before feeding me ads?
Or: the Google speaker in my house that are built to listen do listen?
Why have I not gotten ads based on other thing I have mentioned on this board but not had reason to discuss in front of my speakers? Where are the ads for sword and sorcery stories? Or ads for Kobo devices?
I don't think Occam's razor is cutting the same way you do.
Incidentally, there's no dispute that the various assistants, Google Siri, Alexa do listen all the time. That is why they are able to 'wake up' when you give a voice command.
The only real question is if the multi-billion dollar ad companies behind at least Google and Alexa are telling you the truth when they say those other conversations are not analyzed.
And hey, if you want to believe an advertiser...
