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If Amazon and FB make unethical tracking tools and you put them on the website, you are most definitely an accomplice to their acts. "But it's such a small sit

by rtpg 8y ago

If Amazon and FB make unethical tracking tools and you put them on the website, you are most definitely an accomplice to their acts. "But it's such a small site/ the person's side project" all the more reason to stay away from this. Having a code of ethics where you end up using the most profitable option anyways is not a real code of ethics The point of ethical judgement is that it's _not_ the best choice by other factors

stef25 8y ago
How do you go from Amazon ads for ladders to unethical tracking tool? He's not making a profit. Meaning he's actually paying out of pocket to allow neighbours to lend stuff to each other. Yet he's abandoned his code of ethics?
- megaman22 8y ago
  It's mind-boggling that people are trying to cast some Amazon affiliate links into a nefarious invasion of privacy. On the advertising scale, from 1 to late-90s, I'm-probably-going-to-catch-a-virus-from-a-shady-ActiveX-component, this is maybe a two.
  - s73v3r_ 8y ago
    If all the author of the article was doing was Amazon affiliate links, then the entire premise of the article is unjustified.
- rtpg 8y ago
  Sorry, I wasnt reading closely enough. I did not realize that the site might have been just affiliate links. I think affiliate links are not much of an issue, personally, mainly because they don't rely on tracking. But many ads are those that track you across pages and use many of the same stuff as Facebook to show you products. So if you're uncomfortable with that, it's important to put pressure on that. If he were just throwing up Google AdWords /FB ads or whatever he would be participating in an ecosystem that is unethical for many. It's helping to support a good cause, but wouldn't it be nice to get good things without contributing to an unethical system in the process?
  - syshum 8y ago
    >>If he were just throwing up Google AdWords /FB ads or whatever he would be participating in an ecosystem that is unethical for many. But likely in complete compliance with GDPR... As Adwords and FB Ads would be in compliance. That is the entire point of laws like GDPR, it has nothing to do with User privacy and everything to do with Ensure their can be no competition to Adwords or FB in the future.

by rtpg 8y ago

stef25 8y ago

How do you go from Amazon ads for ladders to unethical tracking tool? He's not making a profit. Meaning he's actually paying out of pocket to allow neighbours to lend stuff to each other. Yet he's abandoned his code of ethics?

megaman22 8y ago
It's mind-boggling that people are trying to cast some Amazon affiliate links into a nefarious invasion of privacy. On the advertising scale, from 1 to late-90s, I'm-probably-going-to-catch-a-virus-from-a-shady-ActiveX-component, this is maybe a two.
- s73v3r_ 8y ago
  If all the author of the article was doing was Amazon affiliate links, then the entire premise of the article is unjustified.
rtpg 8y ago
Sorry, I wasnt reading closely enough. I did not realize that the site might have been just affiliate links. I think affiliate links are not much of an issue, personally, mainly because they don't rely on tracking. But many ads are those that track you across pages and use many of the same stuff as Facebook to show you products. So if you're uncomfortable with that, it's important to put pressure on that. If he were just throwing up Google AdWords /FB ads or whatever he would be participating in an ecosystem that is unethical for many. It's helping to support a good cause, but wouldn't it be nice to get good things without contributing to an unethical system in the process?
- syshum 8y ago
  >>If he were just throwing up Google AdWords /FB ads or whatever he would be participating in an ecosystem that is unethical for many. But likely in complete compliance with GDPR... As Adwords and FB Ads would be in compliance. That is the entire point of laws like GDPR, it has nothing to do with User privacy and everything to do with Ensure their can be no competition to Adwords or FB in the future.