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That's been happening for well over a decade now, and while "respectable security researchers" call it bullshit... there's simply too much anecdotal evidence for it to happen organically.
The reality is they don't need to listen.
They have so much data on users.
It just goes on and on and on.
People think they are unique but they are not as unique as they think.
Okay but how does all of that
Tell them I'm in the market for a toilet seat?
And then forget to tell them - I only need 1 toilet seat
that's an easy one.
google is an ad company, their main customers are the people who buy ads, pretending you need a toilet seat let's them charge toilet seat makers more to "target" you