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I am always surprised that ad block users do not also refuse to use smartphones. If you ask me, I'd rather Amazon retarget a bag of chips at me via a 300x250 d

by malchow 11y ago

I am always surprised that ad block users do not also refuse to use smartphones. If you ask me, I'd rather Amazon retarget a bag of chips at me via a 300x250 display ad than Verizon sell my location breadcrumbs to some unknown entity.

stonogo 11y ago
Adblocking is available on mobile platforms.
- geekamongus 11y ago
  Ghostery browser FTW.
  - ATsch 11y ago
    I have bad news for you, Ghosterys privacy policy and T&C allows them to sell data about your browsing activity to third parties. I'll link them here once I get home and off my throttled connection.
    - mikegioia 11y ago
      If you're talking about Ghostrank than that's totally opt-in. If you're not then I'll need to see some evidence of this because their privacy policy mentions nothing about selling browsing habits: https://www.ghostery.com/about-us/privacy-statements/ghostery-browser-extension/ghostery-browser-extension-privacy-statement/ https://www.ghostery.com/about-us/privacy-statements/ghoster...
      - ATsch 11y ago
        It seems you are correct. However I remember having removed Ghostery from all of my Computers after reading their privacy policy. The current version looks to be fine.
  - aembleton 11y ago
    http://lifehacker.com/ad-blocking-extension-ghostery-actually-sells-data-to-a-514417864 http://lifehacker.com/ad-blocking-extension-ghostery-actuall...
    - geekamongus 11y ago
      As the article you linked to mentions, GhostRank is opt-in, and I am always careful to never opt in to it.
- idlewords 11y ago
  Carriers have been known to add unblockable identifiers to your mobile traffic, and sell that data.
- mtgx 11y ago
  Not really available on Android. Google is using the "not interfering with other apps" excuse to ban all adblockers from the store.
  - MikeNomad 11y ago
    Ghosted has a _web browser_ for Android. Works great on 5.1.1.
    - MikeNomad 11y ago
      $!#/# AutoCorrect... Ghostery has...
  - aianus 11y ago
    > Not really available on Android. Google is using the "not interfering with other apps" excuse to ban all adblockers from the store. Good thing Android isn't iOS and you can install whatever the hell you want, whether it's on the Play Store or not.
blacksmith_tb 11y ago
Even more amazing to me is Surveymonkey's Contribute Plugin [1] - where you voluntarily run all your mobile device's traffic through their VPN and they analyze your browsing and app use... (and I tend to like SM as a company, but I can't even imagine agreeing to that). "The Contribute Plug-in enables your iOS device to use our free VPN service that helps to secure your mobile data. In exchange for providing you with this free service, we collect and analyze some of your mobile data that passes through our VPN to gain insights and understand how consumers like you use mobile apps and mobile devices. We may also combine profile data from your Contribute account with your mobile data." 1: http://help.surveymonkey.com/articles/en_US/kb/SurveyMonkey-Contribute http://help.surveymonkey.com/articles/en_US/kb/SurveyMonkey-...
- samstave 11y ago
  What in god's name does doing this service have to do with SM's core business? Lets not forget who SM was tightly leaning in with... /tinfoil
  - blumkvist 11y ago
    You can't see a connection between marketing research and browsing habits?
    - samstave 11y ago
      I cant see WHY I would want a survey company to also be my browsing VPN -- and then also telling me they will be mining my habits.. I cant make the connection as to why I, as a user, would ever want to use that service from them....
      - blumkvist 11y ago
        Ah, I see. I misread your comment then. I'm not familiar with SM's product, but there is a high chance they are incentivizing participation. edit: Yes, this seems to be the case: "You can install the Contribute Plug-in on an iOS device (US only) to increase your contribution to participating charities from $0.50 to $1.00 each time you take a survey."
r_klancer 11y ago
I'd say the opposite. The bag of chips display ad is annoying, ugly, and slows down whatever I'm trying to do on the web. The location breadcrumbs ... well, it's not that I really want those shared. But at least it happens entirely in the background. I'm not even sure I care that much, given that I never even see the precision ad it theorectically enables.
- finnh 11y ago
  upvote. I don't agree with you, but I don't think you deserve downvotes for what you are saying.

by malchow 11y ago

stonogo 11y ago

Adblocking is available on mobile platforms.

geekamongus 11y ago
Ghostery browser FTW.
- ATsch 11y ago
  I have bad news for you, Ghosterys privacy policy and T&C allows them to sell data about your browsing activity to third parties. I'll link them here once I get home and off my throttled connection.
  - mikegioia 11y ago
    If you're talking about Ghostrank than that's totally opt-in. If you're not then I'll need to see some evidence of this because their privacy policy mentions nothing about selling browsing habits: https://www.ghostery.com/about-us/privacy-statements/ghostery-browser-extension/ghostery-browser-extension-privacy-statement/ https://www.ghostery.com/about-us/privacy-statements/ghoster...
    - ATsch 11y ago
      It seems you are correct. However I remember having removed Ghostery from all of my Computers after reading their privacy policy. The current version looks to be fine.
- aembleton 11y ago
  http://lifehacker.com/ad-blocking-extension-ghostery-actually-sells-data-to-a-514417864 http://lifehacker.com/ad-blocking-extension-ghostery-actuall...
  - geekamongus 11y ago
    As the article you linked to mentions, GhostRank is opt-in, and I am always careful to never opt in to it.
idlewords 11y ago
Carriers have been known to add unblockable identifiers to your mobile traffic, and sell that data.
mtgx 11y ago
Not really available on Android. Google is using the "not interfering with other apps" excuse to ban all adblockers from the store.
- MikeNomad 11y ago
  Ghosted has a _web browser_ for Android. Works great on 5.1.1.
  - MikeNomad 11y ago
    $!#/# AutoCorrect... Ghostery has...
- aianus 11y ago
  > Not really available on Android. Google is using the "not interfering with other apps" excuse to ban all adblockers from the store. Good thing Android isn't iOS and you can install whatever the hell you want, whether it's on the Play Store or not.

blacksmith_tb 11y ago

Even more amazing to me is Surveymonkey's Contribute Plugin [1] - where you voluntarily run all your mobile device's traffic through their VPN and they analyze your browsing and app use... (and I tend to like SM as a company, but I can't even imagine agreeing to that). "The Contribute Plug-in enables your iOS device to use our free VPN service that helps to secure your mobile data. In exchange for providing you with this free service, we collect and analyze some of your mobile data that passes through our VPN to gain insights and understand how consumers like you use mobile apps and mobile devices. We may also combine profile data from your Contribute account with your mobile data." 1: http://help.surveymonkey.com/articles/en_US/kb/SurveyMonkey-Contribute http://help.surveymonkey.com/articles/en_US/kb/SurveyMonkey-...

samstave 11y ago
What in god's name does doing this service have to do with SM's core business? Lets not forget who SM was tightly leaning in with... /tinfoil
- blumkvist 11y ago
  You can't see a connection between marketing research and browsing habits?
  - samstave 11y ago
    I cant see WHY I would want a survey company to also be my browsing VPN -- and then also telling me they will be mining my habits.. I cant make the connection as to why I, as a user, would ever want to use that service from them....
    - blumkvist 11y ago
      Ah, I see. I misread your comment then. I'm not familiar with SM's product, but there is a high chance they are incentivizing participation. edit: Yes, this seems to be the case: "You can install the Contribute Plug-in on an iOS device (US only) to increase your contribution to participating charities from $0.50 to $1.00 each time you take a survey."

r_klancer 11y ago

I'd say the opposite. The bag of chips display ad is annoying, ugly, and slows down whatever I'm trying to do on the web. The location breadcrumbs ... well, it's not that I really want those shared. But at least it happens entirely in the background. I'm not even sure I care that much, given that I never even see the precision ad it theorectically enables.

finnh 11y ago
upvote. I don't agree with you, but I don't think you deserve downvotes for what you are saying.