« Data includes the "history search terms, page content of best matches, and generated model outputs". Furthermore, #Google confirms that the data may be accessed by human reviewers "to improve the feature". #Chrome saves the content of pages "in an encrypted form" on the device. »

› https://www.ghacks.net/2024/06/17/chrome-sends-ai-history-search-data-to-google/

I occasionally read stories that come to me via Google News feed, built into the Android home screen. Inevitably, a lot of these news sites will block me from viewing content because of my #pihole network ad blocking.

But when I open the same page in Firefox mobile, I don't get the same message.

Embedded Chrome must do something that enables this detection, and Firefox doesn't. And that makes me feel warm and fuzzy.

Looks like #Chrome is re-enabling Ad Topics without consent on #Android after you already manually opted-out.

Check your settings folks! (and #DitchChrome)

For the uninitiated, this "feature" is where Google shares portions of your web browsing history with the websites and advertisers you visit.

Google killing the web, one “proposal” at a time https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/googles-web-integrity-api-sounds-like-drm-for-the-web/