Google finally revealed how much personal data they collect in Chrome

Re:Google finally revealed how much personal data they colle... by specialist on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @02:43PM (#26481038)

> location data to be saved or used during a web search

Does location data even help with relevance?

During road trips in 2018, location relevant results were turrible. Too many times I'd have to manually add my current location. eg "dog parks albuquerque nm" Sorry, no, I don't care about Dog Park Pub and Office Supplies in Duluth MN. Absolutely enraging.

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Re:Google finally revealed how much personal data they colle... by 6gvONxR4sf7o on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @02:53PM (#26481220)

It seems to work with chains, at least.

e.g. a search for "home depot" turning up the close ones with location turned on.

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Re:Google finally revealed how much personal data they colle... by specialist on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @04:31PM (#26482490)

Ya. My guess is that proper nouns are weighted much heavier than distance when displaying results. I also guess that indexing of stuff gets worse in smaller markets.

I vividly recall wanting to pick up some flowers while driving north of Phoenix. Google was useless. No local businesses. Just national chains and stuff from other time zones. Infuriating.

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Re:Google finally revealed how much personal data they colle... by nojito on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @02:46PM (#26481106)

Nope. There was a study released that location targeting in ads only works 40% of the time

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Re:Google finally revealed how much personal data they colle... by jefftk on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @04:47PM (#26482728)

link?

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