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No, it would have made targeted advertising on the internet be very hard to develop. The internet existed before targeted advertising, with site-specific adver
by MereInterest 6y ago
No, it would have made targeted advertising on the internet be very hard to develop. The internet existed before targeted advertising, with site-specific advertising based on the interests of a site. Stalking users across sites for the purpose of targeted advertising is a much newer development.
I agree that this doesn't align with the US's general approach to this sort of thing. That is a fault with the US's general approach, not with privacy protections.
- marsrover 6y agoTargeted advertising is a major reason for the Internet’s success. It has allowed many companies to become extremely wealthy and invest back into the ecosystem.
- kennywinker 6y agoTo create more targeted advertising companies. Huzzah!
- MereInterest 6y agoTargeted advertising on the internet as a general practice did not start until the mid to late aughts, long after the internet was a success. Targeted advertising is not a reason for the Internet's success.
- Drew_ 6y agoThe internet in the mid to late aughts is not considered a success by today's standards.
- 082349872349872 6y agoI agree with you, but we probably have different opinions as to which internet should be considered a success :-)
- Polylactic_acid 6y agoPersonally I'd rather the internet be less successful and more useful/less hostile.
- disown 6y ago> Targeted advertising is a major reason for the Internet’s success. It's the major reason for social media's success, not the internet. The internet was successful long before social media. > It has allowed many companies to become extremely wealthy and invest back into the ecosystem. What? It monopolized the ecosystem. Not the same thing.
- shadowgovt 6y agoWhat do you mean by "monopolized the ecosystem?"
- shadowgovt 6y agoI mean much lower-level things. Email's early versions weren't strongly privacy-protecting.