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Re:EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebo... by chroma on Thursday November 02, 2023 @11:15AM (#38114687)
Ok but you’re not the only person on the internet. Other people have different preferences, and in fact some even enjoy personalized ads. Nobody is forcing you to look at ads on the internet, so why is it fair to force others to not look at ads on the internet?
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Re:EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebo... by mcv on Thursday November 02, 2023 @11:23AM (#38114796)
The solution is obvious: make personalised ads and ad profiles opt-in. Those who want them can choose to give up their privacy and eye-ball capacity, while the rest of can be free from those intrusions.
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Re:EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebo... by xigoi on Thursday November 02, 2023 @11:21AM (#38114763)
If some people like being spied on and some don't, why would you oppose the legislation that websites should let people choose for themselves if they want to be spied on?
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Re:EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebo... by thfuran on Friday November 03, 2023 @02:53PM (#38133259)
And I’m sure that some people like being paid sub-livable wages in company scrip. But that the preference exists doesn’t mean it’s in society’s best interest to let those people get what they want.
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