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>My ad encourages prospective shooters to speak with a mental health professional — not that they ever call. But when my ad is clicked, the prospective shooter’
by ryeights 7y ago
>My ad encourages prospective shooters to speak with a mental health professional — not that they ever call. But when my ad is clicked, the prospective shooter’s data passes into my system. This includes the words they type. But it also comprises their age, gender, and income, their parental, marital, and homeownership status, where they live, their browsing history, where they work, the age of their children, the devices they use, the time of their search, and more.
>(Anyone who runs ads on Google — for any purpose — can see this kind of data about who clicks their ads.)
While the intent is noble, this seems very 1984-adjacent.
- tempguy9999 7y ago"I use ad data to try to save their lives" whether they ask for it or not. That's not noble, that's more like controlling behaviour. Assuming this story is true, anyway.
- ryeights 7y agoThe "noble intent" would be saving other people's lives
- tempguy9999 7y agoEdit: deleted due to crossed wires on my part.
- ryeights 7y agoWhat? I'm talking about the linked article about mass shooters…
- tempguy9999 7y agoMy mistake. The OP had the story you refer to. I was referring to the main story, which did have the phrase "shooting up in every city in the United States" which is unfortunately close. Apologies.
- _jal 7y agoDo you feel the same way about people interfering with your autonomy by offering to sell you clothes or food or a vacation?
- pingyong 7y agoIt is also complete BS, in many (if not most) cases Google doesn't even have that information, and Google definitely doesn't give that information to advertisers lol.