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Youtube reads our conversation? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Maxelich@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2862582

I am still new regarding privacy and all that, so i am sorry for any mistakes/ newbie questions.

I and my friends were talking on Discord regarding the Oxenfree plot (a game about a time loop). One of the plot points mentions a submarine. To his surprise, He received a youtube recommendation about a nuclear-powered submarine as shown:

he was a bit spooked about this and asked if Google is listening. I asked about his browser and extensions, to which he answered that he's using google chrome and the extensions below:

my question is: how did this happen, and what should he do next to avoid this happening again?

thank you in advance.

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[–] Byereddithellolemmy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Does your friend use social media apps on their, like Facebook or Instagram? Assuming they also have YouTube logged in on that device, it's not impossible that an app may have picked up a conversation and this resulted in a targeted recommendation.

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6342839?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop

https://dma.org.uk/article/is-facebook-listening-in-to-my-conversations