# The Privacy Update Added a Better Way to Be Tracked

> Cartoon lock. Tracking still on. They called it a Privacy Update.

Canonical URL: https://roaststation.com/roasts/ctpc8i-the-privacy-update-added-a-better-way-to-be-tracked
Markdown URL: https://roaststation.com/roasts-md/ctpc8i-the-privacy-update-added-a-better-way-to-be-tracked
Beat: Tech
Published: August 14, 2026
Source title: Introducing Advanced Protection
Source URL: https://blog.google/products/ads/advanced-protection-privacy-update/
Tags: privacy, tracking, ad-tech, settings

## Article

Give me a break. They shipped a Privacy Update with a cartoon lock and the tracking still on, default on, hashed, salted, same freakin' graph, and then told you you're in control. Advertisers got a white paper and you got a toggle that opens a modal asking if you're sure. They called that protection. You're making the handshake prettier. We're not stupid about the lock.

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