Google and Mastercard Cut Ad Deal to Track Retail Sales

Re:Google and Mastercard Cut Ad Deal to Track Retail Sales by nostromo on Thursday August 30, 2018 @06:59PM (#17881556)

You could move to Apple and use Apple Pay Cash to buy purchases you'd rather not be tracked and sold to Google (and a million other companies).

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Re:Google and Mastercard Cut Ad Deal to Track Retail Sales by ilove_banh_mi on Thursday August 30, 2018 @07:00PM (#17881562)

[correction: Apple Pay Cash should indeed be a workable shield.] Using Apple Pay [not the "Cash" feature] only hides your details from the retailer, not from the credit card company nor evidently from Google.

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Re:Google and Mastercard Cut Ad Deal to Track Retail Sales by mr_toad on Thursday August 30, 2018 @07:22PM (#17881695)

https://applepaycash.greendot.com/termsconditions/

It appears that Apple Pay cash doesn’t share much, although they do say ‘We may disclose information that is not personally identifiable for other purposes.’

What they mean exactly by ‘personally identifiable’ is open to interpretation.

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Re:Google and Mastercard Cut Ad Deal to Track Retail Sales by nostromo on Thursday August 30, 2018 @07:02PM (#17881580)

I said Apple Pay Cash, and yes, it does.

https://applepaycash.greendot.com/privacy/

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Re:Google and Mastercard Cut Ad Deal to Track Retail Sales by ilove_banh_mi on Thursday August 30, 2018 @07:08PM (#17881618)

Sorry I didn't realize the distinction you were making! you are right that seems to be an electronic equivalent to cash.

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