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> the collective will of an entire continent If you ask the average man on the content "would you like your behaviour tracked?" he will indeed reply "No!" But

> the collective will of an entire continent If you ask the average man on the content "would you like your behaviour tracked?" he will indeed reply "No!" But if you ask him "If you have to choose between seeing ads for women's clothing or ads relevant to your interest, which would you choose?", then he will pick the option that requires behavioural tracking.

FuckButtons 3y ago
I don’t think that’s true, I think most people would actually choose to have adverts that are irrelevant, much easier to tune them out if the signal to noise ratio is low. I think most people don’t like or want adverts in their lives at all.
- andromeduck 3y ago
  Like Shen Yun?
nologic01 3y ago
The case you describe can be served with contextual ads, no need to know anything more than what I have searched for just now. No history, no fingerprinting, no profile that follows me everywhere, that gets sold, stolen, triangulated and potentially used against me without me even even knowing. Maybe I take human history too seriously. Maybe others are morally bankrupt and will try mental and moral somersaults to justify their stance. You judge.
- speleding 3y ago
  I can think of many searches that do not at all make clear which ads I would find interesting. I don't think anybody is claiming you should be tracked against your will. The more interesting question is if we should force everybody to oppose tracking, which is what's happening now, with the consequence of less relevant ads being shown. I don't work for Google, I'm just annoyed that the ads I'm forced to watch are getting less and less relevant as a consequence of (well intentioned) privacy measures.
malwrar 3y ago
I think he’d probably prefer to not see the ad altogether. Who actually wants advertising besides the people attempting to sell things.
- speleding 3y ago
  If you ask him “would you like to see ads”, then the answer will indeed be “No!” But if you ask the more realistic question “would you like to pay for Google or would you rather see ads”, then I think most will choose ads.

FuckButtons 3y ago

I don’t think that’s true, I think most people would actually choose to have adverts that are irrelevant, much easier to tune them out if the signal to noise ratio is low. I think most people don’t like or want adverts in their lives at all.

andromeduck 3y ago
Like Shen Yun?

nologic01 3y ago

The case you describe can be served with contextual ads, no need to know anything more than what I have searched for just now. No history, no fingerprinting, no profile that follows me everywhere, that gets sold, stolen, triangulated and potentially used against me without me even even knowing. Maybe I take human history too seriously. Maybe others are morally bankrupt and will try mental and moral somersaults to justify their stance. You judge.

speleding 3y ago
I can think of many searches that do not at all make clear which ads I would find interesting. I don't think anybody is claiming you should be tracked against your will. The more interesting question is if we should force everybody to oppose tracking, which is what's happening now, with the consequence of less relevant ads being shown. I don't work for Google, I'm just annoyed that the ads I'm forced to watch are getting less and less relevant as a consequence of (well intentioned) privacy measures.

malwrar 3y ago

I think he’d probably prefer to not see the ad altogether. Who actually wants advertising besides the people attempting to sell things.

speleding 3y ago
If you ask him “would you like to see ads”, then the answer will indeed be “No!” But if you ask the more realistic question “would you like to pay for Google or would you rather see ads”, then I think most will choose ads.