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Without tracking there also wouldn't be ad fraud detection and that would hurt the group of honest publishers financially.
by afishisafish 11y ago
Without tracking there also wouldn't be ad fraud detection and that would hurt the group of honest publishers financially.
- adslingerssuck 11y agoAnd the malware distributors! Won't someone please think of them - how will they survive if the ads are gone! They have an HN approved business model too! /s
- sprokolopolis 11y agoThen maybe those honest publishers need to find a revenue source that doesn't potentially support the sale of their viewers' private information (ad-based or not). People made money and sold products before internet ad-networks existed.