&gt; So my opinion stems from my experience in this very business. And your opinion stems from where exactly?<p>For someone who claims to be experienced in the matter, you don&#x27;t seem to know much about what Google does, even when they state explicitly what they do in their own privacy policy.<p>&gt; You have 0 idea what you are talking about but insist that you are right. Even further, you outright accuse google of lying when they say GA data is not used unless the webmaster explicitly opts in to share it.<p>I never mentioned opt-in or opt-out. I said in general they re-use the data. The functionality is available, so common sense says you should assume its &quot;enabled&quot; (or Opt-In, in their language) for any site you visit, because you have no way to know that it isn&#x27;t. I also never accused anyone of lying. I explicitly referenced Google&#x27;s <i>own</i> privacy policy which says they use GA data for targeted ads.<p>&gt; Oh and btw, that quote about relevant search results and ads... you might want to check where it comes from before basing arguments off it.<p>The quote comes from Google. I found you another one. This took me literally 10 seconds to find on <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;intl&#x2F;en&#x2F;policies&#x2F;privacy&#x2F;#infocollect" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;intl&#x2F;en&#x2F;policies&#x2F;privacy&#x2F;#infocollect</a> (emphasis mine):<p>&gt; We and our partners use various technologies to collect and store information when you visit a Google service, and this may include using cookies or similar technologies to identify your browser or device. We also use these technologies to collect and store information when you interact with services we offer to our partners, such as advertising services or Google features that may appear on other sites. Our Google Analytics product helps businesses and site owners analyze the traffic to their websites and apps. <i>When used in conjunction with our advertising services, such as those using the DoubleClick cookie, Google Analytics information is linked, by the Google Analytics customer or by Google, using Google technology, with information about visits to multiple sites</i>.<p>&gt; Checking facts is a good thing, don&#x27;t you agree?<p>Yup, maybe you should try it some time.<p>&gt; I just wanted to see how far you will go in your justification attempt.<p>I admit following a clearly referenced URL, using the browser&#x27;s page search and reading a couple of paragraphs <i>was</i> a long way to go, but I&#x27;m all about going the distance.