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Your guide to finding a new Search Engine service and supporting European companies! (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
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[โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

@Scrollone @cRazi_man But I think itโ€™s contextual advertising. If you search for โ€œlawnmowerโ€ you get lawnmower ads.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    I want to support an EU company and the eco mission, but I also want privacy. I used to use Brave but I want to move away from that and still avoid leaking my data to Google.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago

    I think the difference between "targeted" and "contextual" is an important one to make re: privacy. "Targeted" means they're tracking you and using your characteristics to customize the ads; "contextual" means they're just showing ads related to the search term.

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