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Google's iOS app now injects advertisements for Google Search on third-party websites (discuss.privacyguides.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Eww.....

You'd think they wouldn't try this given the western world's governments all deciding they engage in monopolistic, anti competitive behaviour. But obviously they don't care.

Kinda have to wonder if that has something to do with a certain recent election 🤷‍♂️

[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 6 points 3 weeks ago

Adware doing adware things.

[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago

Wow that's malware.

[–] 3dogsinatrenchcoat 5 points 3 weeks ago

why do they need to advertise google search? We all know about it at this point

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

Apple + Google is not the digital way

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

Wow. Just over two years ago, this was only a security issue. Now Google is actively exploiting it to make it a privacy issue too. (Okay, Google could have been quietly exploiting it this whole time.)

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