Here's How Google (GOOG) Does One Thing That Creeps Out A lot Of People

Google Ads — A screenshot example of what types of ads Google serves you based on your browsing history Illustration: Luke Villapaz

It's happened to all of us.

We search for a term or browse e-commerce sites while shopping, and the next thing you know you are being bombarded at every turn with ads for the things you've just looked for or viewed.

It's called targeted advertising, and, with a hat tip to Toronto's Globe and Mail, here's how Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) does it.

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