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Don't forget, opt out of everything else too. Your buying choices are tracked in so many different ways, should we just give up and sign off, run off to the cou

Don't forget, opt out of everything else too. Your buying choices are tracked in so many different ways, should we just give up and sign off, run off to the country and not buy anything on or offline? Of course not, but saying "well duh, logout" isn't identifying the true problem. The content of the ads in the example are questionable in context. It's not that she or we're being tracked, it's the psychological triggers used to shame or bait people.

clouddrover 9y ago
> Don't forget, opt out of everything else too. I don't forget. I pay cash whenever possible, I don't join so-called "loyalty" programs, I don't give out my number or email address to businesses freely, etc. The world is a hostile place and you must always guard against the exploitation of your data. I wish this was a paranoid perspective but it has sadly become a pragmatic one. It's unfortunate that this is the world we've built for ourselves. > it's the psychological triggers used to shame or bait people Made more possible and better targeted through tracking. These days it's simply good computer hygiene to install a blocker in your browser (such as uBlock Origin) and to also turn on your browser's built-in tracking protection if it has it (like Firefox does: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection).
- newscracker 9y ago
  I feel happy when I read comments like this and see that there are many people who think this way. I've started the move to using more cash myself, and one of the triggers was this Aeon article titled "In praise of cash" that impressed me and influenced me. [1] As a strong pro-privacy advocate in my circles, I also feel the despair that comes when I see that most people don't understand or don't care much, which (I believe) is a detriment to humanity as a whole. [1]: https://aeon.co/essays/if-plastic-replaces-cash-much-that-is-good-will-be-lost https://aeon.co/essays/if-plastic-replaces-cash-much-that-is...

clouddrover 9y ago

> Don't forget, opt out of everything else too. I don't forget. I pay cash whenever possible, I don't join so-called "loyalty" programs, I don't give out my number or email address to businesses freely, etc. The world is a hostile place and you must always guard against the exploitation of your data. I wish this was a paranoid perspective but it has sadly become a pragmatic one. It's unfortunate that this is the world we've built for ourselves. > it's the psychological triggers used to shame or bait people Made more possible and better targeted through tracking. These days it's simply good computer hygiene to install a blocker in your browser (such as uBlock Origin) and to also turn on your browser's built-in tracking protection if it has it (like Firefox does: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tracking-protection).

newscracker 9y ago
I feel happy when I read comments like this and see that there are many people who think this way. I've started the move to using more cash myself, and one of the triggers was this Aeon article titled "In praise of cash" that impressed me and influenced me. [1] As a strong pro-privacy advocate in my circles, I also feel the despair that comes when I see that most people don't understand or don't care much, which (I believe) is a detriment to humanity as a whole. [1]: https://aeon.co/essays/if-plastic-replaces-cash-much-that-is-good-will-be-lost https://aeon.co/essays/if-plastic-replaces-cash-much-that-is...