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The whole business model is that users don't care if they're tracked, so let's track them (and others) and do things for them that we couldn't before I can see
by coopdog 14y ago
The whole business model is that users don't care if they're tracked, so let's track them (and others) and do things for them that we couldn't before
I can see Google fully implementing DNT on the basis that users don't care, and for the few that do they're happy to comply
But making it default to on, especially if no one gives a damn is the death knell to the whole business model
Suddenly you have to pay for everything.
Although I would be interested in using DNT if out had more granular control to block certain entities
- ars 14y ago> Suddenly you have to pay for everything. I wonder if we'll see sites who honor the header, but require that it be off in order to access content.
- Achshar 14y agoNa.. that will be too much work for the user, plus disabling DNT will mean it's disabled for everyone, not just the said website. It also does not make alot of sense, disabling DNT does not make site any money directly. So it will only raise suspicion in a casual user's minds, that why would the site need to track him/her when there is no apparent monetary profit to the site. Instead they can show a banner that DNT is enabled and when it is disabled, the banner is gone.
- slowpoke 14y ago>Suddenly you have to pay for everything. False dichotomy. It's not "targeted ads vs no content on the internet". People will just have to use generic ads, not targeted ones. I don't think there will be any meaningful difference in profit, and even if there is, then so be it.
- brandnewlow 14y agoGood luck selling "generic" anything to someone.
- JoeAltmaier 14y agoLike newspapers did for 60 years? And magazines? and TV? By guessing that people reading cycling blogs might be interested in cycling gear etc?