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> If people named Jane are more likely to eat ice cream, you can't target ice cream ads at them and help keep your site free, without asking them. Apart from t
by elephant0xffff 8y ago
> If people named Jane are more likely to eat ice cream, you can't target ice cream ads at them and help keep your site free, without asking them.
Apart from the fact that people named Jane aren't more likely to eat ice cream, you seem to criticize that it gets harder to target ads?
Oh no, that's a real pity. Oh no, poor webmasters.
- jimmaswell 8y ago>Oh no, that's a real pity. Oh no, poor webmasters. Why are the rights of people who own websites less important to you than the rights of other people? Regardless, you might not still be saying this once half the websites smaller than Google become subscription-based in the EU or just block the EU altogether.
- corobo 8y agoI didn't really realise it until the GDPR got into full swing but I'd much rather pay with money than with data. What you're describing is a good thing. If you're going to treat my data like an almost stale slice of pie selling it off cheap to anyone who will buy it - Please do block my access!
- s73v3r_ 8y agoWhy do you feel entitled to invasive tracking of users?
- jimmaswell 8y agoLoaded question. I don't consider targeted ads etc. invasive.
- lovich 8y agoWell it looks like an entire society decided that. Why does your view get to override theirs?
- jimmaswell 8y agoA law passing doesn't mean an entire society decided it.