No surprise more and more entities want that delicious browsing history data, it's extremely valuable and profitable.
These days you need to really understand your threat model when it comes to using the internet and who might be able to record every keystroke and website you visit.
We used to call them "keyloggers" but now GBoard and Windows 10 have "clipboard sync" features.
I think there's going to be some genuine business in having scripts make random web searches, copy/paste random things with the cloud sync feature enabled etc to trick algorithms and what data can be harvested from what they collect.
If you poison the data they have on you then what use is it collecting it? Maybe I just am a raging furry, and adore Adolf Hitler and buy Nazi related materials.
I tend to agree with you. Though when Intel starts selling your data to the government you might want to limit those Nazi searches, could impact your ability to cross the border without a hassle.
These days you need to really understand your threat model when it comes to using the internet and who might be able to record every keystroke and website you visit.
We used to call them "keyloggers" but now GBoard and Windows 10 have "clipboard sync" features.
I think there's going to be some genuine business in having scripts make random web searches, copy/paste random things with the cloud sync feature enabled etc to trick algorithms and what data can be harvested from what they collect.
If you poison the data they have on you then what use is it collecting it? Maybe I just am a raging furry, and adore Adolf Hitler and buy Nazi related materials.