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Re:Ad Fraud on LinkedIn by AlexandrB on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @03:18PM (#24411940)
I wonder what your users would think of the fact that their every click was being recorded. I suspect the reason most people are not worried about this kind of stuff is that they're not aware how creepy it actually is.
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Re:Ad Fraud on LinkedIn by picodguyo on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @04:52PM (#24413194)
I can respect that some people find it creepy, and I personally use AdBlock, which blocks HotJar as others mentioned. That said, I find a tool that records anonymous sessions detached from any sort of PII or even IP address much less offensive than something like Google Analytics, social login, or literally any advertising pixel.
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Re:Ad Fraud on LinkedIn by srtjstjsj on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @11:53AM (#24422339)
What matters is consent.
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