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    Bizarre: Google's iOS app randomly links webpages with search results
    Site publishers can opt out of the feature

    Bizarre: Google's iOS app randomly links webpages with search results

    By Dwaipayan Roy
    Nov 26, 2024
    12:55 pm

    What's the story

    Google has added a new capability, dubbed "Page Annotations," to its iOS app.

    The feature, first noticed by SERoundtable, can automatically convert certain website text into links leading to Google Search results.

    The tech giant describes the function as one that "extracts interesting entities from the webpage and highlights them in line."

    Feature

    A way to enhance user experience

    The "Page Annotations" feature aims to improve the experience of users by offering more information related to the content on a page.

    When users tap on these highlighted entities, they are redirected to relevant Google Search results.

    Notably, this happens without any prior permission from either the user or the website owner, which could raise concerns about user consent and data privacy.

    Publisher control

    Opt-out option for web publishers

    Google has also offered an opt-out option for web publishers who don't want their site's text to be converted into search links.

    Once a publisher fills the opt-out form, the company says, "the Page Annotation feature triggered on your site will be disabled within 30 days."

    This way, website owners can have some control over how their content is interacted with via the Google app.

    Comparison

    Similarity with AdSense's 'Ad Intents'

    The "Page Annotations" facility is similar to the "Ad Intents" feature Google introduced on its AdSense platform earlier this year.

    Both automatically place links on website text, but there's a major difference.

    While site owners have to opt into the Ad Intents feature, they have to opt out of Page Annotations if they don't want their text turned into search links.

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