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[-] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 19 points 5 months ago

Advertising can't be privacy preserving. What gives advertisement value is the fact that it's targeted.

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 25 points 5 months ago

Advertising signs next to a road are both targeted and privacy respecting, just like radio/tv.

[-] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago

They are worth nothing compared to targeted ads online that know your soul.

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That's a really good point.

However the company that Mozilla just purchased was about targeted advertisement campaigns.. "data-driven advertisements"

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 8 points 5 months ago

Yeah I'm aware, I just reacted to the general statement about advertising that was untrue imho.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

That's not what digital advertising is though.

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 5 points 5 months ago

The person I reacted to didn't talk about only digital advertising

[-] Cochise@lemmy.eco.br 8 points 5 months ago

Contextual ads can be privacy preserving. As in Netflix ads in a entertainment page. The problem is targeting the ad on people, and not on content.

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