5 ms·

When using free products, I don’t mind ads, I do mind being tracked. The problem nowadays is that tracking and ads are pretty much a mutual thing today. And th

• diminish 5y ago
  most paid products actually add tracking as a condition to their terms of use.
• LatteLazy 5y ago
  The issue is the ad is basically worthless without the tracking. No one wants to blindly advertise. They want to target, and then track the effectiveness.
  • tomjen3 5y ago
    I will never understand why I can't just select things I am interested in on Facebook and then have it advertise based on that. I have problems in my life and money to solve them. I know what my problems are, but Facebook is so obsessed about tracking that they won't advertise to the things I am interested in.
    • LatteLazy 5y ago
      Agreed. I find it reassuring in a weird way. I bought a toilet seat last year and got nothing but toilet seat ads for months. Because if you just bought a toilet seat you must need 10 more!? It surprises me they don't have a list you can at least cross things off...
• enumjorge 5y ago
  A related problem is that many people prefer not to be tracked but only if it doesn’t mean giving up something in exchange. As a result, differentiating your product by not tracking people isn’t enough of a selling point to make it valuable for many businesses. I wish we had more ad-free alternatives but often companies aren’t incentivized to offer them.