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by SmellyGeekBoy 2586 days ago
You're joking, right? I'd be far more likely to buy something from an ad based on the content of the page I'm currently looking at as it's something I'm obviously interested in. The targeted ads I've seen tend to be for things I've already bought (how many mattresses does one man need!?)
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Id that were the case targeted das wouldnt be a thing.
we're passed this. generic ads don't work in all situations, that's why we needed targeting in the first place.
“Needed”. Nothing here was needed, it’s just more profitable at the expense of user privacy.