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Google Undermines Commitment To Privacy By Logging Your Purchase History In Gmail

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Google has recently been trying to portray itself as more privacy-focused. For example, in a recent New York Times op-ed penned by Google CEO Sundar Pichai, he wrote that “privacy should not be a luxury good.” But according to Digital Trends, the reality is that Google, like many internet companies, makes its money from your data. Google does this by tracking many of your online purchases, even if they're purchased from a non-Google affiliated store like Amazon.

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