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A comment on Ask HN: I bought Voltaren at the chemist, now Google shows me ads for it. Why?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: I bought Voltaren at the chemist, now Google show... by ConceptJunkie on Sunday April 18, 2021 @09:26AM (#26852231)
No, they'll scan it for other reasons...

I don't trust Google. They are evil.

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Re:Ask HN: I bought Voltaren at the chemist, now Google show... by alisonkisk on Sunday April 18, 2021 @09:44AM (#26852410)
What other reasons?
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Re:Ask HN: I bought Voltaren at the chemist, now Google show... by murukesh_s on Sunday April 18, 2021 @11:10AM (#26853121)
may be to build your profile (still not showing ads), but for potential future product like social network or video platform that will show you recommendations based on your profile.
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