GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-217 hours agoGoogle's iOS app now injects advertisements for Google Search on third-party websites9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down12 cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1171arrow-down1external-linkGoogle's iOS app now injects advertisements for Google Search on third-party websites9to5google.comGravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-217 hours agomessage-square15fedilink cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareLojcs@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up27·10 hours ago Google introduced a new AdSense ad format earlier this year that works similarly, turning text on the webpage into an ad that opens in Google Search. Weren’t these super common scam websites a decade ago?
minus-squareplz1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 hours agoYes but the difference is they were opting their readers in. Now Google is hijacking content without consent if the site owner.
Weren’t these super common scam websites a decade ago?
Yes but the difference is they were opting their readers in. Now Google is hijacking content without consent if the site owner.