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"Most" consumers want their browsing scanned so that they have Walmart ads pushed to them while book shopping? I disbelieve.
by Bud 5y ago
"Most" consumers want their browsing scanned so that they have Walmart ads pushed to them while book shopping? I disbelieve.
- grey_earthling 5y agoI think most consumers expect most things to be commercial experiences controlled by someone else. Some like it; some don't; few believe they have a choice to be anything other than a consumer.
- hellotomyrars 5y agoYour average person isn’t looking at this through that lens. Unless you’re doing a lot of work the amount of tracking you’re being subject to is astronomical and at least in this case there is a tangible benefit to them. The discourse around privacy and tracking isn’t particularly relevant here and it certainly isn’t front of mind for your average person.