What you need to know about Google's personalized ads and how to turn them off


Olde Hornet

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech...google-ads-personalized-targeting/1410524002/


You could make all your appointments on Google Calendar, download all your media from Google Play, and tell the world about your amazing Google experience on Blogger. And of course, have Google search answer your questions.

When you convert your life to Google, you make a Faustian deal: Google caters to your every whim, but you also hand Google an enormous amount of your personal information. You hand over your correspondences, your private files, and if you use Google Maps on your Android phone, even your physical movements.

Above all, Google Ads make people nervous. The personalized ads follow you around the internet, pummeling you with images and links that reflect your recent activities and searches. Nowhere else does Google make its intimate knowledge so blatant, and you may find the effect unsettling.
 
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