Google Dropped Ban on Personally Identifiable Web Tracking

#1

Per ProPublica:

https://www.propublica.org/article/google-has-quietly-dropped-ban-on-personally-identifiable-web-tracking?utm_source=pardot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter

#2

On the practical side of this, google has two separate menus for conducting targeted advertising opt-out. One for targeted advertising when you are logged in, and one for targeted advertising when you are signed out of google.

Now, there are a LOT of caveats. They use a cookie based system, so blocking their "don't advertise when you track me" cookies, using a different browser, different computer, etc. (even when logged in) breaks your opting out.

Here is the link to the help page that walks you through all of it.
- https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922

#3

Thanks for those links. It seems that corporate promises are rather fluid.

#4

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