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Re:Protections Against Fingerprinting and Crypto Mining in F... by crummy on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @07:41PM (#19620154)
> Targeting based on context (what sort of website the ad is on, for instance), is fine.

Why? I didn't consent for that.

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Re:Protections Against Fingerprinting and Crypto Mining in F... by joemag on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @03:22AM (#19622560)
Do you object when sports TV channels show ads related to sports or people who enjoy sports?
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Re:Protections Against Fingerprinting and Crypto Mining in F... by JohnFen on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @11:17AM (#19625526)
Because that sort of target is based on the context the ad is appearing in, not on any data gathered about you specifically.
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