News headline: Google spent $26 billion to hide this phone setting from you Google goes to great lengths to be your default search engine and keep you from switching. Here’s why you should make your own choice. Analysis by Geoffrey A. Fowler Columnist| Updated November 8, 2023 at 10:32 a.m. EST|Published November 8, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST

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1. ZhiZhu (zhizhu@newsie.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 20:21:52 UTC ZhiZhu

   "In 2021 alone, #Google paid #Apple, #Samsung & others $26.3 billion to keep it buried...

   This setting affects who gets to track your location & watch what you look up online. It affects the usefulness of the information you see & how much of your screen is taken up by ads.

   I’m talking about your #search engine... Google pays the makers of phones, laptops & browsers to be your default & to stop them from even presenting you other options during setup."
   https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/08/google-search-default-iphone-samsung/

   #Tech #News