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A comment on EU’s War on Behavioral Advertising. Parent comment

Re:EU’s War on Behavioral Advertising by omginternets on Friday August 25, 2023 @12:45PM (#37263883)
Most people balance the ideal of a free market with other ideals, such as freedom from corporate predation.
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Re:EU’s War on Behavioral Advertising by JohnFen on Friday August 25, 2023 @01:02PM (#37264157)
Not to mention that Adam Smith himself made the point that there can be no free market in the absence of regulation.
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Re:EU’s War on Behavioral Advertising by asu_thomas on Friday August 25, 2023 @12:59PM (#37264120)
Small businesses use this kind of advertising as much or more, proportionally speaking, as corporations. And with a virtual guarantee of worse data security/privacy practices when applicable.
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Re:EU’s War on Behavioral Advertising by pseudalopex on Friday August 25, 2023 @07:57PM (#37268524)
Your point is unclear. Small businesses are corporations. Advertising services are run by corporations. Tracking is predatory.
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