jimnyc
04-12-2021, 12:43 PM
Don't know much about it and only use Chrome when I have to... mine tested safe.
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Website reveals if Google is SPYING on you with new hi-tech ‘ad tracker’
A HANDY web tool lets people know if their internet activity is being snooped on by Google's controversial new "FLoC" ad-tracking system.
The website "Am I FLoCed" flags if you're one of the millions of users of Google's Chrome web browser recently selected to trial the technology.
Federated Learning of Cohorts or FLoC was announced by Google last month ahead of its ban of third-party cookies in Chrome.
Cookies are used by websites to track your activity as you move from page to page, logging your browsing history, shopping habits and more.
Google says that it will phase out the technology, which is used to target online ads, in 2022 as part of its pledge improve user privacy.
It's introducing FLoC – effectively a less invasive cookie system – to improve the anonymity of users while still collecting their data for targeted ads.
Critics of the new browser tech, which is being trialled in 0.5 per cent of Chrome users in countries including Australia, Canada and the United States, say that it still prioritises company profits over people's privacy.
One such critic is non-profit digital rights group The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which has built a website that lets people know if they've been made a "guinea pig" in Google's ad-tech experiment.
Visitors to Am I Floced need simply tap the "check for FLoC ID" (https://amifloced.org/) button to find out if they're being covertly tracked by the technology.
Rest - https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/tech/2684643/website-reveals-google-spying-ad-tracker/
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Website reveals if Google is SPYING on you with new hi-tech ‘ad tracker’
A HANDY web tool lets people know if their internet activity is being snooped on by Google's controversial new "FLoC" ad-tracking system.
The website "Am I FLoCed" flags if you're one of the millions of users of Google's Chrome web browser recently selected to trial the technology.
Federated Learning of Cohorts or FLoC was announced by Google last month ahead of its ban of third-party cookies in Chrome.
Cookies are used by websites to track your activity as you move from page to page, logging your browsing history, shopping habits and more.
Google says that it will phase out the technology, which is used to target online ads, in 2022 as part of its pledge improve user privacy.
It's introducing FLoC – effectively a less invasive cookie system – to improve the anonymity of users while still collecting their data for targeted ads.
Critics of the new browser tech, which is being trialled in 0.5 per cent of Chrome users in countries including Australia, Canada and the United States, say that it still prioritises company profits over people's privacy.
One such critic is non-profit digital rights group The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which has built a website that lets people know if they've been made a "guinea pig" in Google's ad-tech experiment.
Visitors to Am I Floced need simply tap the "check for FLoC ID" (https://amifloced.org/) button to find out if they're being covertly tracked by the technology.
Rest - https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/tech/2684643/website-reveals-google-spying-ad-tracker/