Joe :fedora: :debian: :ferris: (@Joe_0237@fosstodon.org)
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Today I found out that google docs infects html exports with spyware, no scripts, but links in your document are replaced with invisible google tracking redirects. I was using their software because a friend wanted me to work with him on a google doc, he is a pretty big fan of their software, but we were both somehow absolutely shocked that they would go that far.

@Joe_0237@fosstodon.org wrote:

Today I found out that google docs infects html exports with spyware, no scripts, but links in your document are replaced with invisible google tracking redirects. I was using their software because a friend wanted me to work with him on a google doc, he is a pretty big fan of their software, but we were both somehow absolutely shocked that they would go that far.

  • Sha'ul@lemmy.ca
    2114·
    9 months ago

    How are people surprised? How is this news?

    The second you mentioned Google you’re talking about an all-seeing totalitarian state. Nothing you said about imbedding tracking links in docs is surprised. As a corporation they are always developing new ways to pimp you out and make you turn tricks for Google without you knowing while they keep all of the pay from your actiities.

    Google tries to turn every human on the planent into their personal money making removed.

    • insomniac@sh.itjust.works
      181·
      9 months ago

      Of course it’s not at all surprising but it’s still particularly egregious and should be called out.

    • ubermeisters@lemmy.world
      204·
      9 months ago

      you absolute fucking nincompoop! You’ve never fully fleshed out every single possible vector that Google could use to track and catalog you? Moron!!

      -You, just now