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People aren't even aware that there are browser extensions that track every single website, keystroke, and click already. The companies that do this then sell y
by AznHisoka 9y ago
People aren't even aware that there are browser extensions that track every single website, keystroke, and click already. The companies that do this then sell your data for thousands a month.
I'm talking about big players like SimilarWeb and JumpShot. Clickstream companies.
- nathancahill 9y agoIsn't this the revenue model of eBates too?
- arciini 9y agoAs far as I know, eBates doesn't directly sell the websites you visit. Instead, it makes money from the fees paid by "affiliates". For example, eBates is an affiliate of Macy's. That means when you buy something on Macy's with eBates installed, Macy's assumes that eBates is helping to get the user onto eBates. Macy's pays eBates, and eBates pays a part of it to yourself. As far as I know, it only sends URLs of your visits to its affiliates, but not for other sites
- ensignro2340 9y agoThis so much! As I've been watching people freak out over FB, I've been wondering - if people didn't even bother to read the pop-up, bulleted lists of information they were sharing with the apps they were connecting to FB, then how are they gonna feel about the similar, bulleted lists of information they're sharing with browser extensions? I mean, I assume they don't read those either. [for the record, I know there are other issues w/ FB, but A LOT of the fallout seems to be related to the apps users were connecting to their profiles.]
- tomaskafka 9y agoAnd let's talk about antivirus companies that sell clickstream data while claiming 'tracking protection'. One of many: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150527005372/en/Marketing-Analytics-Firm-Jumpshot-Receives-22M-Series https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150527005372/en/Mar...