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Re:Google is giving data to police based on search keywords,... by joshstrange on Thursday October 08, 2020 @02:06PM (#24721927)
I'm really surprised no one has mentioned the short story by Cory Doctorow "Scroogled" [0] (Not to be confused with the MS ad campaign). It's about US officials using what ads you were served to vet you, not too far off from using your search results.

[0] https://craphound.com/scroogled.html

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Re:Google is giving data to police based on search keywords,... by kyuudou on Friday October 09, 2020 @03:41PM (#24733636)
I was about to mention it. Although it's a bit dated I strongly recommend any one in software to read that. It's a quick read and enjoyable. I think the title is a nod to tireless privacy advocate Daniel Brandt, too.
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