Re:New York Times phasing out all 3rd-party advertising data
by renewiltord on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @02:47PM
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Well, if you've got uBlock Origin on most of the time there's no information on you. Obviously you get the untargeted ad. Essentially no one but the broad audience guys are buying your attention.
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Re:New York Times phasing out all 3rd-party advertising data
by dorgo on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @03:03PM
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I don't know. Amazon knows exactly what I bought over the years (ublock or no ublock) and still tries to sell the same or weird stuff to me, or recomends the same books I already bought. I think advertisers just don't care.
Re:New York Times phasing out all 3rd-party advertising data
by catalogia on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @03:50PM
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Amazon's "also bought" recommendations are usually pretty good in my experience. e.g. "people who bought replacement roomba filters also bought replacement roomba brushes" Usually I find these recommendations fairly sensible.
Re:New York Times phasing out all 3rd-party advertising data
by ravenstine on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @03:18PM
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They didn't seem to target me well before I started blocking ads, or when I used Facebook where uBlock Origin doesn't work and where I pretty much voluntarily told them everything about me before I wised up. But your point is well taken.