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Google Already Knows Everything About You — And Their New AI Features Make It Worse

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Google just revealed the future of Search at Google I/O and Google Marketing Live — and it’s far more personal, predictive, and invasive than most people realize.

In this episode of Near Memo, Mike Blumenthal and Greg Sterling break down:

A massive fake Google Business Profile fraud case involving 15,000 fake listings and $79 million in alleged fraud

How Google already infers your income, politics, preferences, and buying habits — even WITHOUT opting into “Personal Intelligence”

The rise of AI-native advertising formats

Why AI Mode may fundamentally reshape search, local…

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