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From: Andrew <andys@nospam.com>
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Subject: Re: Annoying news and ads from Google app
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 22:22:01 -0000 (UTC)
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AJL wrote on Mon, 9 Dec 2024 17:24:42 -0000 (UTC) :

> Google claims to make the articles interesting to me by
>  monitoring my usage. Scary for the paranoid, huh.

On that topic alone of Google monitoring your reading to figure out what it 
is that you like to read and then presenting you with similar offerings.... 

I have a free Amazon Vine account which allows me to order from Amazon 
three items a day of up to $100 each without cost, shipping or taxes.

For *that* account, Amazon also monitors my purchases, and then it offers 
me free stuff (up to $100 per item, 3 a day) that fits my buying patterns. 

Surprisingly, that's a kind of monitoring & offering that I actually like!