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But again you are conflating the irresponsible handling of my personal data - eg. my ISP collects and sells my personal data without my authorization - with per
by tomComb 6y ago
But again you are conflating the irresponsible handling of my personal data - eg. my ISP collects and sells my personal data without my authorization - with personalized ads.
There are lots of companies that have a history of never selling, losing, leaking etc. their users' data, such as Apple & Google. So why is it one of the defining battles of our times to force Google etc. to show me less relevant (and therefore more) ads, versus, say, stopping my ISP from its obviously irresponsible practices?
- eptcyka 6y agoBoth of Apple and Google are leaking my data into prism. I don't care about ad personalization as much as I hate tracking. These are related, but not one and the same. I think personalized ads are overvalued and their price is driven up by either global conglomerates that are looking to make vast amounts of money from small margins or startups with VC cash to burn. I've never heard an organic business success story about adwords.
- tomComb 6y agoNot sure I follow you. Tons of companies make money from digital advertising - most from ad networks (it's pretty hard for a startup to run their own). Much as most consumer startups would like to abandon advertising and just charge for their product/service, it is extremely hard to get people to pay for things.
- mvzvm 6y agoAnd why are you against PRISM?