Re:Creator of Linux virtual assistant blames 'patent troll' ...
by filoleg on Monday February 13, 2023 @03:25PM
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> Nah I have the same regularly when I only talk about things with a friend.
Sure, but does your friend google those things at any point (before or after your conversation)? Do you ever connect to the same wifi access points? Are your phones ever in physical proximity?
Almost certainly your answer would be "yes" to most of those questions, which also explains how you get the suggestions about things you "only talked about" with your friend.
Not a coincidence, but it is rather simple, really. If there is a user A who googles topic X, and there is another user B who appears to be their "social link" (via device proximity, occasionally utilizing same wifi access points, sending emails to each other, etc), it makes sense to suggest topic X to user B.
Sure, but does your friend google those things at any point (before or after your conversation)? Do you ever connect to the same wifi access points? Are your phones ever in physical proximity?
Almost certainly your answer would be "yes" to most of those questions, which also explains how you get the suggestions about things you "only talked about" with your friend.
Not a coincidence, but it is rather simple, really. If there is a user A who googles topic X, and there is another user B who appears to be their "social link" (via device proximity, occasionally utilizing same wifi access points, sending emails to each other, etc), it makes sense to suggest topic X to user B.