Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers

Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by CharlesColeman on Friday February 08, 2019 @12:36PM (#19116638)

> They would not get as much telemetry, they also want all the data, it's not just the showing of an ad, it'c collecting everything the internet knows about the user and their pc. The problem is the tracking, collecting and resale of personal data. NOT simply viewing an ad! Ya dig?

As a user, I do not care one iota about advertisers who "want all the data." They can all die in an adblock-fueled fire and I won't shed a tear. Their position of "[we] want all [your] data" is a selfish unwillingness to compromise.

However, I'd be willing to compromise with advertisers who agree to live in a sandbox that blocks tracking (but only as long as the page doesn't get too ad-laden).

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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by munk-a on Friday February 08, 2019 @01:37PM (#19117264)

Unfortunately a compromise like that could only be reached through enforcement by a third party (probably the government) and in the current political climate that's not going to happen.

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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by pytyper2 on Friday February 08, 2019 @01:53PM (#19117461)

Oh no don't suggest that.

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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by munk-a on Friday February 08, 2019 @02:20PM (#19117707)

Why... not?... It's pretty clear market forces haven't been strong enough to enforce privacy rights in terms of sleazy advertisers? Granted, the internet is pretty new when you look at the scale of history, but I think the role of advertisers in our internet has stabilized at this point, overt malware brings repercussions, user tracking causes privacy advocates to speak out and... the hordes on facebook keep on facebooking.

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