[kurthr]

We value your privacy at $0.0003 per click!

[duxup]

I'm working on a side project and the setup is basically that you get to see all the data I have on you. Granted this is a tiny project that is largely just for me, but as a policy that seems like that is the most clear cut way to go.

[soared]

The big data players have tools for this. For example:

https://datacloudoptout.oracle.com/registry/

[duxup]

That's interesting, I wonder how that came about.

[soared]

Yeah kind of cool. I believe tools like that came from either mass opt-out tools by the Network Advertising Initiative or the Digital Advertising Alliance.

http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1

[JohnFen]

Those tools are worthless, though. I wonder if Oracle's is any better.

[soared]

They accomplish what they intend to do, its just that most users want them to do more.

If you use that tool on all of your devices (and don't clear your cookies/etc) you will be opted out of those vendors tracking. But that doesn't accomplish since that type of targeting only makes up maybe 15% of targeted advertising. All that tool does is get you shittier ads. (Oracle's just shows you what data they know about you, it doesn't actually delete or opt you out).

[JohnFen]

But could I both delete the data you have and tell you not to collect more?

Transparency is great, but all by itself it means little.

[duxup]

Yeah I don't see why not.

Generally just showing all the data is there to inform, and then the user can not participate or say as you ask delete.

I was thinking I'd put a delay on the actual deleting of data to prevent something malicious.

Granted this is all just a personal side project primarily for my personal use and education ;)