How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet

psychothumbs@lemmy.world · 2 vuotta sitten

Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works · edit-2 2 vuotta sitten

I’ve just done the same search as in the article on Chrome, Firefox and DuckDuckGo

Google served 5 ads before showing me M&S’ website

DDG showed me an ad for Temu then M&S’ website

Firefox showed me no ad, thanks ublock, and straight to M&S’ website

tb_@lemmy.world · 2 vuotta sitten

Firefox isn’t a search engine, though?

Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works · 2 vuotta sitten

Good point

Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social · 2 vuotta sitten

What search engine were you using on FF?

Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works · 2 vuotta sitten

Google but with ublock and ghostery

MyPornAlt@lemmynsfw.com · 2 vuotta sitten

UblockOrigin recommends against using ghostery.

Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works · edit-2 2 vuotta sitten

I like ghostery’s handling of cookie banners though…

Edit. Oh, the easy list thing does that anyway. Thanks

Edit 2. Ghostery is better at cookie popups