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>"But some trade group executives also warned that any attempt to curb the use of consumer data would put the business model of the ad-supported internet at ris
by bogomipz 9y ago
>"But some trade group executives also warned that any attempt to curb the use of consumer data would put the business model of the ad-supported internet at risk."
Yes the "ad-supported internet" may be at risk. So what? Is it unreasonable to think that this model might not actually be sustainable long term?
Why should this business model be any less vulnerable than any other business model? Note to Big Tech - public opinion also has the power to "disrupt."
- krylon 9y agoFurthermore, it is possible to run ads without collecting creepy amounts of data on everybody. Ads themselves are not so problematic. But the idea that companies have to collect amounts of data that make the Stasi look like a bunch of privacy activists is very much problematic.
- bogomipz 9y agoAgreed. It's funny you mention the Stasi. When touring the old Stasi headquarters in Berlin its tough not to think about how 25 years later a company has amassed much more data on private citizens than Stasi could ever imagined.