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> Such measures should include a phase-out leading to a prohibition of targeted advertising on the basis of pervasive tracking It sounds like targeted advertis
by jkubicek 6y ago
> Such measures should include a phase-out leading to a prohibition of targeted advertising on the basis of pervasive tracking
It sounds like targeted advertising based on a user's behavior on a specific site would still be allowed? i.e. I watch a lot of backpacking videos on Youtube, show me backpacking gear advertisements on youtube.
- diggernet 6y agoTarget the context, not the user. In your case, don't watch your behavior on YouTube, just put the ads on backpacking videos.
- godelski 6y agoRight? I research products when I buy them and I'm more than happy to have ads on. I think a lot of people don't understand the real reasons I (and many others) use an adblocker though. 1) malvertising is a common attack vector and I can't trust most sites 2) tracking scripts 3) ads are fashy and distracting with popups and popunders 4) page load times are substantially faster. As long as there are enough bad actors in the space I'll keep doing it, but right now those bad actors include every major website (hitting all 4 points). Show me relevant ads to the topic at hand, don't shove it in my face, don't play sounds or be flashy, don't track me, don't put a billion scripts on your website, just respect me.