Think about it, Google Maps is (I think) the biggest collection of map data and information on locations everywhere around the world, yet I don’t want an advertising company knowing that I just went to a fast food place.

YouTube is an endless trove of video content that anyone can contribute to, yet I’d much rather not give an advertiser information on every little interest that I have in video.

It’s so bad for you, but it’s so good.

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    I dont think the suggestions are even based on history, its just the default “trending” page. Well its not like that every day, sometimes I get random news, like submarine implosion, but often it’s just cringy shit like minecraft challenges, something something sniperwolf, reaction videos, “life hacks”, nothing meaningful, then you get bad days when its hyper political stuff.

    At this point I have been ignoreing the default trending videos for many years, I only search channels I like, such as science channels, tech, gaming.