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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by redfox@infosec.pub to c/technology@lemmy.world

This episode of Security Now covered Google's plan to deprecate third party cookies and the reaction from advertising organizations and websites.

The articles and the opinions of the show hosts are that it may have negative or unintended consequences as rather than relying on Google's proposed ad selection scheme being run on the client side (hiding information from the advertiser), instead they are demanding first party information from the sites regarding their user's identification.

The article predicts that rather than privacy increasing, a majority of websites may demand user registration so they can collect personal details and force user consent to provide that data to advertisers.

What's your opinion of website advertising, privacy, and data collection?

  • Would you refuse to visit websites that force registration even if the account is free?
  • What's all the fuss about, you don't care?
  • Is advertising a necessary evil in fair trade for content?
  • Would this limit your visiting of websites to only a narrow few you are willing to trade personal details for?
  • Is this a bad thing for the internet experience as whole, or just another progression of technology?
  • Is this no different from using any other technology platform that's free (If it's free, you're the product)?
  • Should website owners just accept a lower revenue model and adapt their business, rather than seeking higher / unfair revenues from privacy invasive practices of the past?
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[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee -1 points 10 months ago

You may be right about the last point. My feed is full of posts from three days ago, talk of cutting off parts of the fediverse that seems to be the antithesis of federation, and other evangelical stances that are abandoned the second consequences come up. It was amusing at first, but it’s starting to seem like a waste of time. Idk.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

stances that are abandoned the second consequences come up.

So what you're saying is that people have to weigh pros and cons and they aren't binary thinkers like you. Great job buddy

[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee -1 points 10 months ago

Oh, thanks for reminding me; Also people who misrepresent your position and write it off in one sentence. You have no idea what I'm talking about.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Just trying to illustrate to you what you're doing. You're ignoring the point, but the above responses are all very consistent in that way and in ignoring context entirely

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