A screenshot of Google's "other privacy ad features" popup.

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   Proton Mail (protonmail@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 02-Oct-2023 22:07:33 JST Proton Mail

   A new low, even for #Google. Giving Google permission to share information about you with third-party websites is being falsely advertised as an "ad privacy feature". This is privacy washing at its most extreme. But it gets even worse.

   There is a dark pattern on the second screenshot. It isn't just informing you about the fake privacy features. Clicking on "Got it" actually turns on these features that allow Google to use your recent browsing history for ads on third-party websites: