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I asked Remind– a teacher-student communication app– to remove pings to Facebook ads, DoubleClick.net, and Google Ad Services from their site when students view
by crazypython 5y ago
I asked Remind– a teacher-student communication app– to remove pings to Facebook ads, DoubleClick.net, and Google Ad Services from their site when students viewed messages. Allegedly they were being used to track the performance of ads they bought, and that the ad companies promised in their ToS not to use it for ad targeting. They were polite and removed it after 2 weeks. Last time I checked they added Twitter ads analytics again...
- tolbish 5y agoAt this rate we'll need to give kids weekly throwaway identities akin to how we use throwaway email addresses and throwaway social media accounts.
- m463 5y agoI would say a lot of schools themselves add those things, just to do analytics. Heck, my doctor's website has google and doubleclick links - on the pages where I'm communicating with my doctor, or viewing test results! I complained and they said "our website is a convenience"
- hedora 5y agoDid you point out they’re breaking the law when you complained?