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I prefer some targeted ads. I'd like to be able to opt in or out. Why do you think that what I want from Google should not be allowed if it's a win for me, Go

I prefer some targeted ads. I'd like to be able to opt in or out. Why do you think that what I want from Google should not be allowed if it's a win for me, Google, and advertisers?

icebraining 8y ago
You can! It's totally fine for Google to ask for your consent to track you! They just can't make your use of the site dependent on your consent.
- tchock23 8y ago
  Why not? As a consumer if I don't consent I simply don't use the service. Is it my right to use Google?
  - icebraining 8y ago
    I answered in another post of this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17163342 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17163342
  - solarkraft 8y ago
    Would you seriously, actually ever stop to use Google? They have a gigantic monopoly on so many things.
    - tchock23 8y ago
      I wouldn’t, but if anyone thinks their privacy violations are so egregious then they should refrain from using their services. No one is forcing them to use the service.
      - tchock23 8y ago
        To the person that downvoted this - anyone can use DuckDuckGo, Apple Map, Dropbox, Airtable, any one of hundreds of email service providers, etc to avoid Google. It’s actually fairly easy to avoid.
Tomte 8y ago
Great! The GDPR allows that. It simply doesn‘t allow you to decide for me that I would really love targetted ads. Hence, „consent“.
anonymousab 8y ago
You have to explicitly opt-in now. Perhaps a middle-ground will be centralized batch opt-in services that opt you into collecting for most ad networks and sites. The requirement not to deny service for people who don't opt-in should prevent that from being used as an end-run around the regulations, but we'll see.
- dazc 8y ago
  'You have to explicitly opt-in now.' I'm seeing targeted ads so where did I opt in? I'm not saying I didn't but the fact that I can't recall doing so is a bit of puzzle?
  - inetknght 8y ago
    Are you a European citizen? If not, then I don't think there's much more you can do.
    - anonymousab 8y ago
      There's the possibility of digital citizenship for some EU member states but I have no clue if it grants any of these rights or protections, or is even legal for most countries (or specifically, America). EDIT: typo.
    - dazc 8y ago
      Yeah, UK actually. I have now turned them off here https://adssettings.google.com/ https://adssettings.google.com/

I prefer some targeted ads. I'd like to be able to opt in or out. Why do you think that what I want from Google should not be allowed if it's a win for me, Google, and advertisers?

icebraining 8y ago

You can! It's totally fine for Google to ask for your consent to track you! They just can't make your use of the site dependent on your consent.

tchock23 8y ago
Why not? As a consumer if I don't consent I simply don't use the service. Is it my right to use Google?
- icebraining 8y ago
  I answered in another post of this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17163342 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17163342
- solarkraft 8y ago
  Would you seriously, actually ever stop to use Google? They have a gigantic monopoly on so many things.
  - tchock23 8y ago
    I wouldn’t, but if anyone thinks their privacy violations are so egregious then they should refrain from using their services. No one is forcing them to use the service.
    - tchock23 8y ago
      To the person that downvoted this - anyone can use DuckDuckGo, Apple Map, Dropbox, Airtable, any one of hundreds of email service providers, etc to avoid Google. It’s actually fairly easy to avoid.

Tomte 8y ago

Great! The GDPR allows that. It simply doesn‘t allow you to decide for me that I would really love targetted ads. Hence, „consent“.

anonymousab 8y ago

You have to explicitly opt-in now. Perhaps a middle-ground will be centralized batch opt-in services that opt you into collecting for most ad networks and sites. The requirement not to deny service for people who don't opt-in should prevent that from being used as an end-run around the regulations, but we'll see.

dazc 8y ago
'You have to explicitly opt-in now.' I'm seeing targeted ads so where did I opt in? I'm not saying I didn't but the fact that I can't recall doing so is a bit of puzzle?
- inetknght 8y ago
  Are you a European citizen? If not, then I don't think there's much more you can do.
  - anonymousab 8y ago
    There's the possibility of digital citizenship for some EU member states but I have no clue if it grants any of these rights or protections, or is even legal for most countries (or specifically, America). EDIT: typo.
  - dazc 8y ago
    Yeah, UK actually. I have now turned them off here https://adssettings.google.com/ https://adssettings.google.com/