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Is the Google Toolbar a Trojan Horse for Ad Targetting?
- andr 18y agoNo. (PS If they wanted to do that, they would just track your interests using the bazillion sites that have Google AdSense, a Google search box, Google Analytics, use Google Charts API, etc., etc..) (PPS We are to believe the MSN toolbar is more or less evil than Google's?)
- joeter 18y agoAlthough I don't want to jump the gun with accusations like TC, I'm still happy the issue is now being discussed more at the forefront - I was wondering how long it would be before an accurate perception of privacy reached the mainstream. I tried to do my economics seminar on the web 2.0 monetization strategies. I wanted to liken the labor-leisure trade-off to a trade off between rent on privacy and monetary rent. http://joeter.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/a-basic-economic-model-on-current-web-business-models/ http://joeter.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/a-basic-economic-mode... My teachers shrugged off the idea as impractical.
- gojomo 18y agoWell, duh... of course! So is Google Analytics and every other bit of 'free' widgetry or serving (as with the recent 'AJAX Libraries API').