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Re:Google to pay Apple $15B to remain default Safari search ... by uo21tp5hoyg on Thursday August 26, 2021 @10:37AM (#28315507)
Isn't this one of those sneaky "we'll still harvest your data we just won't save it to your account activity viewer" type deals?
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Re:Google to pay Apple $15B to remain default Safari search ... by VikingCoder on Thursday August 26, 2021 @11:24AM (#28316108)
What evidence could I or anyone else offer that would convince you?

I'm not trying to be a jerk, I'm genuinely curious what you think could convince you. Perhaps you could get a job at Google and investigate the relevant code?

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Re:Google to pay Apple $15B to remain default Safari search ... by dmitriid on Thursday August 26, 2021 @12:02PM (#28316689)
This came from documents unsealed in Google v. Oracle.

Opting out of that doesn't mean Google stops tracking you. Only some parts of its machinery stop. Even Google's own employees have no idea which parts collect which data.

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Re:Google to pay Apple $15B to remain default Safari search ... by dmitriid on Thursday August 26, 2021 @02:33PM (#28318748)
To all those downvoting, read yourselves https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/08/unredacted-suit-...
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