Re:Alphabet earnings show Google Cloud on $10B run rate
by IshKebab on Saturday February 08, 2020 @10:14AM
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Sites that rely on tracking to generate targetted ads might not exist. There are still plenty of sites that don't depend on ads, or get sufficient context without tracking. E.g. a car enthusiast forum doesn't exactly need tracking to know it should show car adverts.
Re:Alphabet earnings show Google Cloud on $10B run rate
by Mirioron on Thursday February 06, 2020 @06:53AM
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I think the internet would stay much the same as it is now. Companies would simply be breaking the law. As a side effect, I think they'd be more willing to do other illegal things too, such as straight up selling your data. They're already breaking the law after all.
But if people really did overwhelmingly say no, I just see no way for most of the internet to exist. You get overwhelmingly less per click/impression for 'dumb ads,' and news sites have already had to resort to click bait today. It'd pretty much guarantee anything not owned by one of the top 10 would be paywalled in some way.