SponsorBlock – Skip over sponsorship segments on YouTube

Re:SponsorBlock – Skip over sponsorship segments on YouTube by Nextgrid on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @05:25AM (#26887186)

I can't blame people for not giving money and personal information (signing up to Premium requires creating a Google account and provide true personal information for billing purposes) to a hostile company that makes its money on stalking users.

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Re:SponsorBlock – Skip over sponsorship segments on YouTube by throwaway3699 on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @05:29AM (#26887214)

So, basically, ads are more private than subscriptions?

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Re:SponsorBlock – Skip over sponsorship segments on YouTube by Nextgrid on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @05:36AM (#26887288)

When it comes from a hostile company, yes.

You can mitigate the privacy impact of ads with countermeasures such as ad-blockers or provide fake personal information if asked.

You can't easily do so with paid services because you need to provide real information for the payment to be processed. This requires mutual trust on both sides of the transaction.

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