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Re:Ad block shouldn't break your checkout by jfengel on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @02:44PM (#27199190)
If you're trying to buy from me, who you are is literally my business.
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Re:Ad block shouldn't break your checkout by KeepFlying on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @06:11PM (#27201947)
What I buy from you is your business. The information I give you to complete my transaction is your business.

Who I am is not.

You don't need to know if I have kids, have a disease, my age, my race, my gender. You don't need to know anything. Sure that information would help you make a better experience for me, I get that. But that's up to me. If I want a better experience, allow me to provide that information in exchange for the benefits that information gains me. But peeking over my shoulder as I walk through your store so that you can overanalyze everything I do isn't okay.

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Re:Ad block shouldn't break your checkout by hire_charts on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @02:52PM (#27199294)
And I'll happily fill out a form to tell you any information I feel is relevant to my purchase. If you want to covertly fingerprint and track me, I'll gladly take my business elsewhere.
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Re:Ad block shouldn't break your checkout by LaGrange on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @03:24PM (#27199733)
No it's not. My shipping and payment details might be, if I decide to buy anything. Those are not the same as "who I am."
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