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A comment on Disqus comments adding third-party ad-tracking. Parent comment

Re:Disqus comments adding third-party ad-tracking by ploggingdev on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @04:42AM (#15337140)
I guess I'll have to earn trust the long, hard way :

* clear policies on how user data is handled

* explicit commitment to never sell user data to third parties

* transparency about any specific concerns users might have

* no dark patterns to trick users or website owners

* a track record of good decision making and staying true to the commitment to privacy

And for people who find me through forums (including HN) or via my blog, I think my privacy + no bullsh*t leanings are pretty clear.

Since I'm solo and bootstrapped, I don't know what options I have regarding independent verification of my claims, but if I get to a point where I can explore such options, I'm all for third party verification of my claims.

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Re:Disqus comments adding third-party ad-tracking by anon335dtzbvc on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @04:53AM (#15337176)
Could you tell why you choose to make it closed source?
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Re:Disqus comments adding third-party ad-tracking by reitanqild on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @06:24AM (#15337481)
Not op, but here is an obvious and valid one: Because it is easier to monetize that way.
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Re:Disqus comments adding third-party ad-tracking by bigbugbag on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @08:24AM (#15337975)
To prevent people self-hosting and selling an overpriced service to people who do not know better and will be disappointed when the service closes or when they want to migrate their data to another service.
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Re:Disqus comments adding third-party ad-tracking by gsich on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @08:19AM (#15337942)
You don't make money with open source unless you are big enough.
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Re:Disqus comments adding third-party ad-tracking by tombrossman on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @04:57AM (#15337190)
Appreciate the quick response. That's a very good list, and I would only add "all user data will be deleted if service is sold to another company" to it.
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Re:Disqus comments adding third-party ad-tracking by bigbugbag on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @08:26AM (#15337986)
What do you mean user data ? As in every commenter owns his comment or as in the paying customer owns the data from the commenters ?

This may make quite a legal difference when the justice system gets eventually involved.

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