Publishers Haven't Realized How Big a Deal GDPR Is

Re:Publishers Haven't Realized How Big a Deal GDPR Is by captain_murdock on Sunday April 08, 2018 @08:59PM (#16789471)

> we see that a majority of people who install an ad blocker don't actually do it to block ads (that's just an added bonus). They are actually doing it to block tracking.

This line severely damages the credibility of the article. I found the article interesting up until I read it. I stopped reading once I read it because I couldn't trust anything else the author says.

I highly doubt this statement is true. It may be true in very privacy-focused circles and amongst some circles of IT professionals, but I highly doubt it is true for the population.

If you make a statement this left-field, you've got to back that up with credible research and I highly doubt that statement was based on any credible research.

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Re:Publishers Haven't Realized How Big a Deal GDPR Is by Etheryte on Monday April 09, 2018 @02:06AM (#16790763)

While I agree with you that the given statement is nonsense, I don’t think the reasoning to stop reading is sound. It’s safe to say that every author has an agenda of some sort, be it personal, business or otherwise, and you can’t and shouldn’t inherently trust them. But at the same time I don’t see that as a reason to not read what they write – healthy scepticism goes a long way.

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Re:Publishers Haven't Realized How Big a Deal GDPR Is by ngould on Sunday April 08, 2018 @11:04PM (#16790008)

Agreed.

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