I don’t see an issue with targeted ads. The collection of vast amounts of information about me, without my informed consent, by commercial parties in a mostly unregulated legal vacuum is somewhat concerning however. We’ve seen over the past couple of years how companies from Target to Sony to Google to RSA to Symantec have been breached, and data exfiltrated. Whilst you may have no objection to “corporation x” having a bunch of info about you, do you want to run the risk that everyone in the world also has that access?
Cheers Ken From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Price Sent: Tuesday, 23 December 2014 9:08 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Unbelievable ad tracking No, I too think targeted advertising is awesome. I am a consumer, and I dare say you are too. If you deny it then that's fine. Denial is a powerful tool for avoiding the truth. How many times I've found out about some tool or product or something for the first time and though, damnit, how did I not know about this already!? Targeted advertising, you have failed me! It happened today actually. Someone showed me a device called Leap Motion, and seriously, its amazing. How did I miss this thing? The whole idea of Targeted advertising is that it tells you about things you DO want to buy. They invent stuff so fast these days its hard to keep up. I'm counting on Google (or whoever) knowing what I like and telling me about it. Do I have to buy it? No, I still have the illusion of free will, so all is good. p.s. For those clinging to the belief we are human beings, not numbers... Break it all down to the purest form and we are numbers. Maths, physics, Chemistry. etc. We are numbers. You think that's air you're breathing? Hmm... On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 2:54 PM, David Connors <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Or: 7) Sit on your arse in front of the TV watching endless shit for dickheads ads for stuff you DON'T want and revel in your new freedom. I must be the only person here who thinks that targeted ads are a good idea. Endless ads for boat add-ons and things I can BBQ pork with ... Mmmm pork. Imagine if TV was that good. 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Oh, and don't forget your phone's settings ! 4) Make sure you always log out of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and any other social media account. Regards, Stuart On 21 December 2014 at 10:58, DotNet Dude <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Do you use Chrome? Do you search while signed into a Google account? On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 6:34 PM, Greg Keogh <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Folks, a couple of days ago I ran a Google search for a set of fine-tipped pens, found them at Officeworks, and went down and bought them (as well as some paper and other stuff). 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