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I don't need to justify my right to privacy. All you need to know is that I don't want my browsing habits tracked and correlated across virtually every site I v

I don't need to justify my right to privacy. All you need to know is that I don't want my browsing habits tracked and correlated across virtually every site I visit, by a small handful of companies that have nothing to do with the content I am seeking. The burden is not on me to justify why I disagree with these practices.

mozumder 11y ago
The burden is on you to justify your right to privacy. Otherwise it just makes you look bad, as if you're trying to defend indefensible actions. Remember, you're visiting THEIR sites. They aren't visiting your sites. They have something you want when you visit their sites, and you have to offer something in return. If you're unable to justify yourself, then companies (both advertisers and media publishers) will proceed as they wish. Your privacy is not their concern. You need to make it their concern. Right now ad blockers are just a mere stepping stone for these companies to track you. When they proceed with native ads (among many other options), it's going to be really difficult for you to block them. Do you want these companies to move forward to their next step in tracking you?
- robgibbons 11y ago
  With all due respect, advertising networks have been tracking people for far longer than there have been ad blockers and privacy guards. This category of programs was literally created in response to the existence of such networks. Tracking companies will do as they please, regardless of any steps I take to defend my data and my privacy. The burden is on the shoulders of website operators to present meaningful alternatives to intrusive tracking as their core monetization strategy. It is obvious that those who do not will wither and die. Such is the way of capitalism. The onus is not mine to explain myself for using privacy protection programs. It is theirs to recognize this reality and to pivot, or die.
  - mozumder 11y ago
    Or they could just block you and others that use ad blocking, and work on the audiences that don't block them.
    - robgibbons 11y ago
      That would certainly be one way to pivot, and kudos to those that do. However, I suspect that the percentage of adblocking users will only continue to grow, giving this particular solution fairly diminishing returns.
- M2Ys4U 11y ago
  >The burden is on you to justify your right to privacy. Privacy is a human right. I am the only one who gets to decide what information I divulge about myself, except in the very small set of circumstances where my right to privacy has to be balanced against the human rights of others. Nobody should ever have to justify one's right to privacy.
  - mozumder 11y ago
    > Nobody should ever have to justify one's right to privacy. You always need to justify you rights, since you should never assume those with power over you - the ones that grant you your rights - are willing to do that. There is no such thing as natural rights.
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    - RUG3Y 11y ago
      Wrong.
- ionised 11y ago
  > The burden is on you to justify your right to privacy. That's absurd. The right to privacy is codified in many developed nation's laws and constitutions as well as the UN and EU charters. That's like saying the burden is on you to justify your right to free speech.

mozumder 11y ago

The burden is on you to justify your right to privacy. Otherwise it just makes you look bad, as if you're trying to defend indefensible actions. Remember, you're visiting THEIR sites. They aren't visiting your sites. They have something you want when you visit their sites, and you have to offer something in return. If you're unable to justify yourself, then companies (both advertisers and media publishers) will proceed as they wish. Your privacy is not their concern. You need to make it their concern. Right now ad blockers are just a mere stepping stone for these companies to track you. When they proceed with native ads (among many other options), it's going to be really difficult for you to block them. Do you want these companies to move forward to their next step in tracking you?

robgibbons 11y ago
With all due respect, advertising networks have been tracking people for far longer than there have been ad blockers and privacy guards. This category of programs was literally created in response to the existence of such networks. Tracking companies will do as they please, regardless of any steps I take to defend my data and my privacy. The burden is on the shoulders of website operators to present meaningful alternatives to intrusive tracking as their core monetization strategy. It is obvious that those who do not will wither and die. Such is the way of capitalism. The onus is not mine to explain myself for using privacy protection programs. It is theirs to recognize this reality and to pivot, or die.
- mozumder 11y ago
  Or they could just block you and others that use ad blocking, and work on the audiences that don't block them.
  - robgibbons 11y ago
    That would certainly be one way to pivot, and kudos to those that do. However, I suspect that the percentage of adblocking users will only continue to grow, giving this particular solution fairly diminishing returns.
M2Ys4U 11y ago
>The burden is on you to justify your right to privacy. Privacy is a human right. I am the only one who gets to decide what information I divulge about myself, except in the very small set of circumstances where my right to privacy has to be balanced against the human rights of others. Nobody should ever have to justify one's right to privacy.
- mozumder 11y ago
  > Nobody should ever have to justify one's right to privacy. You always need to justify you rights, since you should never assume those with power over you - the ones that grant you your rights - are willing to do that. There is no such thing as natural rights.
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  - RUG3Y 11y ago
    Wrong.
ionised 11y ago
> The burden is on you to justify your right to privacy. That's absurd. The right to privacy is codified in many developed nation's laws and constitutions as well as the UN and EU charters. That's like saying the burden is on you to justify your right to free speech.