Google’s 'consent-less' Android tracking probed by academics

Thanks for posting this. Most cyber technology is way outside of my wheelhouse, but I'm trying to learn what I can just to get some semblance of free speech and privacy back.

Like the other day, I downloaded a new browser for privacy reasons and used the new browser search engine to look up information about a local government group. Even though I wasn't logged into any Google accounts on the new browser I got a notification that Google tried to track me when I clicked on the article. Is that just due to having an Android and account activity on another browser?

Also sorry if this is a bananas paranoid thing to ask, but with tracking what speech/information suppression possibilities might be for local governments to partner with bigger corporations or government entities and and target certain citizens through internet service providers to use tracking tactics in combination with platform algorithm control to suppress speech. If that makes sense?