Google Assistant now shows ads in some answers

[rcjordan]

"may include the existing ads that you'd see on Search today."

https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/04/06/google-assistant-now-shows-ads-in-some-answers/


...ad-infested streams

[Brad]

And ads that will later find you on your Android smart TV that you were stupid enough to buy.

[rcjordan]

>smart tv

We covered that here years ago; Buy a monitor! We said. Did they listen? NOooooooo.

Expecting the 'slippery slope', I don't use GA. I use two G Minis as speakers in the smarthome integration, but I keep the mic switched off and the speakers have their own, inactive email account. The ten or so Alexa products are used 99% for voice control of lights & appliances, timers, and reminders. I off-loaded the repeat reminder to the smarthome hub using a local-only app written for Hubitat.

I hope to keep the household systems relatively simple and straightforward, but I keep my eye on PI-hole just in case.

[Brad]

Is it my imagination or is Google digging themselves a hole even faster than before?

[rcjordan]

...OR they've passed the point where they feel they can be held accountable.

Senator McConnell, it'd be a shame if someone were to publish your Chrome search history, wouldn't it? Now, about that privacy legislation...

[I, Brian]

...OR they've passed the point where they feel they can be held accountable.

HAve they ever?

[Brad]

Somebody pointed out that Google at least pretended to be all warm and fuzzy while there was still real competition left around.