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I think people in hacker community are always way too afraid of where privacy is going. We should all understand, it's gone already. Facebook's remarketing i
by antonioevans 14y ago
I think people in hacker community are always way too afraid of where privacy is going. We should all understand, it's gone already. Facebook's remarketing is same as Google + Bing. Notice all those Tigerdirect ads. Personally I like ads on sites. They tend to be related content and helps site owners monetize. I think the conversation shouldn't be best way to stop cookie tracking but how to control what you want out there in a single place. It's really crappy to have to worry about privacy settings on hundreds of websites. I don't want to use the web on privacy mode.
- DrMcFacekick 14y agoI don't understand why people are worried. Every time you use a loyalty card in a supermarket your data is tracked, analyzed, and you're served up personalized ads in the form of the coupons that print out when you ring up. Every time you send an email in gmail, it's searched for keywords and targeted ads are served up to you. Every time you use your Macy's card your purchases are tracked and you get personalized coupons in your inbox. I have never heard an argument against Facebook/Google/whatever that was any deeper than "But but but MAH PRIVACY!" Privacy was kaput when the first phone book was printed.