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By "target", do you mean that they're using the information I voluntarily give them to provide me with more accurate and useful ads? Because, I mean, that's no
by anoonmoose 7y ago
By "target", do you mean that they're using the information I voluntarily give them to provide me with more accurate and useful ads? Because, I mean, that's not a terrible trade-off.
- millstone 7y agoThere's no trade-off. Everything that's provided here could be done trivially on your device. You tell Google your daily movements and get back nothing in return.
- anoonmoose 7y agoPerhaps I could trivially have my device store this data. But I couldn't trivially have an always-on web interface to the information with search, timeframes, maps, etc. Let's not act like Google isn't doing anything besides data collection here.
- brianpgordon 7y agoYou actually see nonzero value in more targeted ads? Genuinely asking.
- anoonmoose 7y agoYes. I'd rather see ads for things I might actually buy than things I would never buy. If I could have an ad for a website I like instead of an ad for a website I would never go to that sounds like a good things to me.
- danielecook 7y agoI look at it more through a behavioral lens. If you know a lot about someone you can use that information to modify their behavior and decisions. I'd prefer to minimize behavioral triggers like and retain more influence over my own destiny.