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I'd have no problem telling advertisers that I am between 30-40 years old, male and live in a certain region. And that's information that would help advertisers

by Tarsul 5y ago

I'd have no problem telling advertisers that I am between 30-40 years old, male and live in a certain region. And that's information that would help advertisers (if they did not have it yet) very much. So just ask your users to give some information and tell them how they will use it and maybe they will give it, but don't spy on your users every secret. But not Facebook. That ship has sailed. I can't and won't trust them.

tobr 5y ago
> 30-40 years old, male and live in a certain region. And that's information that would help advertisers Region, sure, that makes sense for a local business. But targeting gender or age is discrimination.
- sturza 5y ago
  how would you sell bras for women over 50?
  - svachalek 5y ago
    When the user indicates they are looking to buy bras for women over 50.
    - sturza 5y ago
      so you would keep user input forever without any personalised prediction forever?
  - tobr 5y ago
    First of all, what makes a bra only suitable if you are over 50, other than discrimination? You can always find an example of a product that is easier to sell to a specific niche group of people. That doesn’t give the advertiser the right to know that fact about everyone. For the specific case of bras - how would you sell bras for women with large breasts if you don’t know who has large breasts? Do you think that slight inconvenience on behalf of the advertiser should give them the right to keep a database of everyone’s cup size?
    - fuzxi 5y ago
      >First of all, what makes a bra only suitable if you are over 50, other than discrimination? Breasts tend to sag with age. As natural elasticity declines, a woman may require additional support.
  - herbst 5y ago
    Like we did before Facebook. Find sites that are relevant to my target audience and target those. At least that way, if done right, you won't be simply invisible to half of the internet users.

by Tarsul 5y ago

tobr 5y ago

> 30-40 years old, male and live in a certain region. And that's information that would help advertisers Region, sure, that makes sense for a local business. But targeting gender or age is discrimination.

sturza 5y ago
how would you sell bras for women over 50?
- svachalek 5y ago
  When the user indicates they are looking to buy bras for women over 50.
  - sturza 5y ago
    so you would keep user input forever without any personalised prediction forever?
- tobr 5y ago
  First of all, what makes a bra only suitable if you are over 50, other than discrimination? You can always find an example of a product that is easier to sell to a specific niche group of people. That doesn’t give the advertiser the right to know that fact about everyone. For the specific case of bras - how would you sell bras for women with large breasts if you don’t know who has large breasts? Do you think that slight inconvenience on behalf of the advertiser should give them the right to keep a database of everyone’s cup size?
  - fuzxi 5y ago
    >First of all, what makes a bra only suitable if you are over 50, other than discrimination? Breasts tend to sag with age. As natural elasticity declines, a woman may require additional support.
- herbst 5y ago
  Like we did before Facebook. Find sites that are relevant to my target audience and target those. At least that way, if done right, you won't be simply invisible to half of the internet users.