> …"<link to pdf report> (it's a good read, and there are a lot of things they object to even with only first-party tracking)" Edit: It is a sorta good read…

> …"<link to pdf report> (it's a good read, and there are a lot of things they object to even with only first-party tracking)" Edit: It is a sorta good read… Just be nice if these sorta situations could more easily find some kinda valid balance instead of always escalating outta control to both extremes until laws have to get made… Lawmakers are rarely to be trusted to get these sorts of situations right anymore… I've been using the Internet and networks long enough to understand how this stuff works. There's a certain degree of tracking that is literally unavoidable (without semi-extreme measures like TOR for one example at least) simply by the nature of how networks work. I know that by using any service online at all, I'm necessarily parting with some data about myself. Any data that's collected in that transactional networking sense I'm kinda largely okay with because it's just part of how things work by their very nature. The stuff that bothers me is the excess of spyware, hundreds of kilobytes of tracking scripts, invisible pixels, browser fingerprinting, and other shady junk that's been bolted on by advertisers with no concern whatsoever for any harm it may bring to the network, the consumers, or often even themselves, as long as they make enough to cover the costs and make a profit. I understand the logic of it, but I don't necessarily agree with it in many cases. For me it's really all about how respectfully the entire situation is handled. Advertise at me in respectful ways, you probably don't get blocked (at least by me). Abuse me in any way, and I tend to get uppity with my adblocker and start thinkin' hard if I even need your site or service at all. > "They don't pay you directly, but they pay the site you're visiting, and in most cases that's why the site is able to afford to create the content you're reading and show it to you for free." See, the sites that aren't abusive with their advertising though actually find their way out of my adblocker for that exact reason. Because I'm fine with them making money ethically. Sites/services that implement abusive advertising practices not only get the ads blocked, but often get themselves blocked out of my "sites of interest". ;)