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The updated policy makes several material clarifications about how Google links your activity across websites and apps. It shifts from describing analytics tools in isolation to framing them as part of a broader 'ad and analytics services' ecosystem, and broadens the scope of data linking to explicitly include 'cookies and other technologies'. The policy also clarifies that data sharing occurs even in private browsing modes. Review your Google Account activity controls to understand what data is being collected and linked across services you use.
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"They also provide the right to not be discriminated against for exercising these privacy rights.Excerpt from YouTube Ads's Google Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “They also provide the right to not be discriminated against for exercising these privacy rights.”
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