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Re:Google faces first investigation by its European lead aut... by lotu on Thursday May 23, 2019 @11:25AM (#19992601)
No it is not! Google requires each individual website to gather consent affirmative for personalized ads before Google will provide personalized ads. There was big issue over if Google would effectively force everyone to use it's solution as it would be the only way Google could be 100% sure the publisher isn't cheating. In the end Google allowed publishers to use whatever method they want.
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Re:Google faces first investigation by its European lead aut... by TazeTSchnitzel on Thursday May 23, 2019 @01:58PM (#19994166)
But in practice, doesn't “affirmative consent” means clicking the big yellow “OK” button below a paragraph of vague weasel words instead of the little white “Configure privacy options” link, or in the case of website operators like Oath, not going three pages deep?
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Re:Google faces first investigation by its European lead aut... by seanmcdirmid on Thursday May 23, 2019 @06:03PM (#19996473)
From parent:

> In the end Google allowed publishers to use whatever method they want.

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Re:Google faces first investigation by its European lead aut... by danarmak on Thursday May 23, 2019 @12:26PM (#19993142)
I meant that the "Allow personalized ads" in a Google account is on by default.
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Re:Google faces first investigation by its European lead aut... by drusepth on Thursday May 23, 2019 @01:06PM (#19993603)
It may have been at one point, but I created a new Google account the other day and haven't touched this box, and it's off.
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Re:Google faces first investigation by its European lead aut... by danarmak on Thursday May 23, 2019 @01:22PM (#19993763)
That must be recent. Good to know!
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