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Re:New iOS privacy feature may end an era of personalized ads by sleepinseattle on Friday July 17, 2020 @11:41AM (#23871707)
No. Ads should be related to the content, not personalized to the person viewing the content.
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Re:New iOS privacy feature may end an era of personalized ads by intopieces on Friday July 17, 2020 @12:01PM (#23871936)
While I agree in principle, I don't think this is manageable given how diverse the content is on the Internet. What sort of thing are you going to sell me when I'm reading a news article about wars in the Middle East?
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Re:New iOS privacy feature may end an era of personalized ads by frickinLasers on Friday July 17, 2020 @12:27PM (#23872274)
A subscription to Foreign Affairs Magazine

A device on which to read articles about wars in the middle east

An donation to Red Cross/Doctors without Borders/relevant charity

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Re:New iOS privacy feature may end an era of personalized ads by Closi on Friday July 17, 2020 @01:12PM (#23872855)
To continue adding:

Books on the history of the Middle East...

A Netflix documentary about the Middle East, offering a free Netflix trial if you want to watch it...

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