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Re:The Anti-Ownership eBook Economy by barnabee on Thursday July 13, 2023 @05:22AM (#36706710)
> uses your buying history to suggest you books to buy

So they do care and intend to use the information to practice psychological tricks and deception to make me buy more things (probably not just books) and also sell it to others who want to do the same. No thanks!

Re:The Anti-Ownership eBook Economy by kwanbix on Thursday July 13, 2023 @11:18AM (#36710599)
Yeah, right. So what do you rather have when you get into a website, tailored recommendations or generic ones which do not apply to you?

I rather have targeted adds of things that I might need than porn and poker adds.

Re:The Anti-Ownership eBook Economy by barnabee on Thursday July 13, 2023 @02:20PM (#36713765)
In order of preference:

1. No recommendations

2. Generic recommendations

3. Tailored recommendations

4. Paid ads

I’ll always use an ad blocker to aim for (1) anyway, but shouldn’t have to rely on that.