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Re:AR Will Spark the Next Big Tech Platform: Call It Mirrorw... by b_tterc_p on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @09:05AM (#19153144)
Not the same thing if the ad space is tied to geographic coordinates and services by a few major ad providers. Geographic ad placement could be huge. Especially “this is cheaper on amazon” ads.
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Re:AR Will Spark the Next Big Tech Platform: Call It Mirrorw... by swalsh on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @01:58PM (#19155637)
What if google used location services to detect I was in a burger king, and showed me sponsored ads on the top of my search page on my phone, and McDonalds happened to be the highest bidder. I don't think the trigger for the ads change things.
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