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> There are some products and services that absolutely require targeting by preferences to maximize profit. As a normal person who just wants to use his phone
by ogre_codes 6y ago
> There are some products and services that absolutely require targeting by preferences to maximize profit.
As a normal person who just wants to use his phone without creepy crap going on, I don't care—and see zero benefit if your profits are maximized.
Your profit seeking wishes are not my concern.
- corin_ 6y agoThey were replying on the subject of whether targeted ads are effective or not. Whether they should be allowed is a different matter, but while companies are collecting your data it's not reasonable to ask advertisers to disadvantage themselves against competition by not using the marketing options with the highest ROI. Send your complaints to politicians, not ad buyers. (Disclaimer: I've spent millions - not my own money - on ads in my career. I'd support better privacy regulations to prevent some of the targeting I've been able to use.)
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 6y agoPoliticians either don't care or can't get changes passed. Until that changes blaming and shaming does and will continue to work, at least better that my elected officials who'd ratherdo anything but challenge their largest donors profits.