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1) Valid 2) You can't opt out of the ads. You're going to see them whether you want to or not. 3) You're opting out of the targeting, not the collection of you
by reso 15y ago
1) Valid
2) You can't opt out of the ads. You're going to see them whether you want to or not.
3) You're opting out of the targeting, not the collection of your data. They will still have your data even if they don't use it for ad targeting.
Every now and then I see a perfectly targeted ad. like the other day I saw one for a chamber music concert a bus ride away. I saw an awesome concert and the venue got an extra sale. If that had been a random IQ test ad, I would have missed an awesome experience.
TL;DR targeting is better for everyone.
- kenjackson 15y agoRegarding (2) my point was that non-targeted ads are almost the same as the ad not being there. My brain doesn't even process the "shoot the monkey" ad anymore. Re (3), that sucks. If they're collecting and associating data with your account, but just not displaying the ads, I think that's a problem. Opting out should opt you out of associating data with your account.