Re:Open letter: Ban surveillance-based advertising
by ncallaway on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @08:56AM
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> I want to be able to advertise to a consumer segment which consists of people who are interested in Elixir
And, as the person being advertised to, I absolutely want you not to be able to do that. Why do your desires trump mine?
Surveillance is not essential to internet advertising. Because it’s not essential for advertising. Newspaper ads didn’t come with such invasive models, nor did radio adverts, or even TV ads.
If advertisers on the internet can’t figure out how to make a surveillance free advertising model work, then I’d much prefer those businesses to die.
And, as the person being advertised to, I absolutely want you not to be able to do that. Why do your desires trump mine?
Surveillance is not essential to internet advertising. Because it’s not essential for advertising. Newspaper ads didn’t come with such invasive models, nor did radio adverts, or even TV ads.
If advertisers on the internet can’t figure out how to make a surveillance free advertising model work, then I’d much prefer those businesses to die.