psychothumbs@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoHow Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Walletwww.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1250cross-posted to: quarks@startrek.websitetechnology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.orggoogle@lemdro.idtechnology@lemmy.worldgoogle@lemmy.worldstallmanwasright@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-22 years agoI’ve just done the same search as in the article on Chrome, Firefox and DuckDuckGo Google served 5 ads before showing me M&S’ website DDG showed me an ad for Temu then M&S’ website Firefox showed me no ad, thanks ublock, and straight to M&S’ website
minus-squaretb_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·2 years agoFirefox isn’t a search engine, though?
minus-squareVery_Bad_Janet@kbin.socialBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoWhat search engine were you using on FF?
minus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoGoogle but with ublock and ghostery
I’ve just done the same search as in the article on Chrome, Firefox and DuckDuckGo
Google served 5 ads before showing me M&S’ website
DDG showed me an ad for Temu then M&S’ website
Firefox showed me no ad, thanks ublock, and straight to M&S’ website
Firefox isn’t a search engine, though?
Good point
What search engine were you using on FF?
Google but with ublock and ghostery