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Topics essentially works like this: rather than using cookies to track people around the web and figure out their interests from the sites they visit and the apps they use, websites can ask Chrome directly, via its Topics JavaScript API, what sort of things the user is interested in, and then display ads based on that. Chrome picks these topics of interest from studying the user's browser history.

Isn't this completely immoral? They are literally stealing the users private browsing history and uses it to boost their own profits.

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[–] GFGJewbacca@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I somehow doubt that Chromium is safe from this. I would imagine that anything built off of Chrome will have this implemented, because otherwise they're just "leaving money on the table."

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What you’re looking for is called the ungoogled-chromium.

[–] aeternum@kbin.social 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what you're looking for is firefox

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Already there. Been here since the Netscape Navigator days.

It’s just that some people want to try the chrome-chromium route before landing in Firefox land.