Re:Google and Facebook accused of breaking GDPR laws
by bad_user on Saturday May 26, 2018 @01:37AM
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> * The EU is not nearly as powerful as the Chinese government*
Not sure what that's supposed to mean.
> If G/FB suddenly stopped supporting EU users
But they won't because they are not stupid. Instead they'll start respecting the privacy of EU citizens, which is going to be a win for us.
> I highly think most people want the free apps with targeted ads over a full block or paywalls.
Most people aren't aware of the threat to their privacy.
Also, do you work for a company that makes its living off targeted ads?
Not that I judge you or anything, I worked on a startup in the past building a platform for serving ads on bidding exchanges (what Criteo has been doing, except they succeeded). And now I'm working on anti-ad-blocking technologies. But I'm also privacy aware, as I've seen full well what targeting can do and I don't suffer from double standards.
The people that defend ads targeting are those that work in the ads industry.
Not sure what that's supposed to mean.
> If G/FB suddenly stopped supporting EU users
But they won't because they are not stupid. Instead they'll start respecting the privacy of EU citizens, which is going to be a win for us.
> I highly think most people want the free apps with targeted ads over a full block or paywalls.
Most people aren't aware of the threat to their privacy.
Also, do you work for a company that makes its living off targeted ads?
Not that I judge you or anything, I worked on a startup in the past building a platform for serving ads on bidding exchanges (what Criteo has been doing, except they succeeded). And now I'm working on anti-ad-blocking technologies. But I'm also privacy aware, as I've seen full well what targeting can do and I don't suffer from double standards.
The people that defend ads targeting are those that work in the ads industry.