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The industry moved to advertising because it works. When something more compelling comes along, people will move to that. So far it doesn't exist, but many peop

by enneff 13y ago

The industry moved to advertising because it works. When something more compelling comes along, people will move to that. So far it doesn't exist, but many people are trying. PayPal are not a monopoly, by the way. I would not be surprised to see them unseated from their current position in the next few years. I do have Ghostery installed. I'm glad it exists, and wish more people would use it so that they could see the extent of the tracking that's going on. > If you think I am specifically talking about Google, you are mistaken. I was responding specifically to your paragraph about Google.

Amadou 13y ago
The industry moved to advertising because it works. That's really overly simplistic. It's a complex system and to assume that its the best system (as Mike Hearn stated) is to ignore the fact that there are competing interests at work and the ones who value privacy have significantly less clout than the ones that don't. PayPal are not a monopoly, by the way. That's just wordplay. Paypal has not faced significant competitive pressure for over a decade, if ever.