Think about it, Google Maps is (I think) the biggest collection of map data and information on locations everywhere around the world, yet I don’t want an advertising company knowing that I just went to a fast food place.

YouTube is an endless trove of video content that anyone can contribute to, yet I’d much rather not give an advertiser information on every little interest that I have in video.

It’s so bad for you, but it’s so good.

  • Dojan@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    They have some good apps, but at the same time you can’t guarantee any sort of longevity with them. I think they’re going to pull the plug on Assistant soon, because it’s been in maintenance mode for a couple of years and the service is getting really bad.

  • 001100 010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    My youtube front page just shows random foxnews, joe rogan, andrew tate, prager u, copaganda, hunter biden’s laptop, china, tiktokers, all bunch of things I have no interest in. There are no republicans or nationalists in my household. Don’t know why these shit keep showing up.

    • Dojan@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      My roomie keeps getting videos and adverts about visiting Dubai/UAE/Qatar etc.

      We’re both LGBTQ+ so that wouldn’t end well.