Google Secretly Tracks What You Buy Offline Using Mastercard Data

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Corrine

September 04, 2018, 05:54:50 PM
I guess we know now why Google dropped the "Don't Be Evil" motto.

QuoteOver a week after Google admitted the company tracks users' location even after they disable location history, it has now been revealed that the tech giant has signed a secret deal with Mastercard that allows it to track what users buy offline.

Google has paid Mastercard millions of dollars in exchange to access this information.

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September 04, 2018, 06:13:43 PM
Sounds frightful!
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Corrine

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September 04, 2018, 06:30:35 PM
It sure does, Frands.


Take a walk through the "Security Garden" -- Where Everything is Coming up Roses!

Remember - A day without laughter is a day wasted.
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Frands

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September 04, 2018, 06:36:29 PM
Quote from: Corrine on September 04, 2018, 06:30:35 PM
It sure does, Frands.

I'm just wondering how it can be legal at all.
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September 04, 2018, 08:21:08 PM
I'm glad I don't use Mastercard or Android ;)
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