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It’s Google’s world. We just live in it

If I look for chocolate chips, for example, I see Google ads for chocolate chips pop up at the top of my screen, followed by recipes that Google has scraped from across the web, followed by Google Maps and Google Reviews of nearby bakeries, followed by YouTube videos for how to bake chocolate chip cookies.

If you recently bought an internet-connected gadget for your home, chances are that Google is behind it.