
Google would use hidden web pages to track you even better
A mechanism called "Push Pages" would make it possible to create a unique identifier for each Internet user. That would then be shared with customers of the Authorized Buyers advertising auction system.Brave just put a few more fangs in Google's calves. In September 2018, its legal director Johnny Ryan and two other people filed a complaint against the IT giant for non-compliance with the GPDR regulation. They believed that its online auction system for advertising placement (DoubleClick/Authorized Buyers) collects personal data from Internet users. It then disperses it to advertising agencies without the user being informed.Johnny Ryan adds a layer to this complaint by revealing a new tracking mechanism previously unknown. They do so by creating a cookie for each Internet user, by loading empty pages called "Push Pages." These…