but why. Everyone just says they don't want personalized ads but why? Also its not the same thing as someone coming into your house and photographing everything at all, false equivalence.
I don't like personalized ads for three main reasons.
First, because personal ads are a strong indicator that my web usage is being tracked.
Second, because nonpersonalized ads provide information to me about the site they're appearing on -- they can act as a sort of quickie indicator about what sort of audience the site is intended for. Peronalized ads eliminate this.
Third, because what little usefulness ads supply to me comes from serendipity. Personalized ads eliminate this, too.
In exchange for removing what value ads may have brought me, personalized ads give me exactly nothing in return.
> its not the same thing as someone coming into your house and photographing everything at all, false equivalence.
I think the comparison is apt when it comes to claims that spying on people is OK as long as the spies aren't directly harming you. In both cases, someone is recording your personal data, in both cases, they aren't harming you with it, and in both cases it is extremely objectionable regardless.
First, because personal ads are a strong indicator that my web usage is being tracked.
Second, because nonpersonalized ads provide information to me about the site they're appearing on -- they can act as a sort of quickie indicator about what sort of audience the site is intended for. Peronalized ads eliminate this.
Third, because what little usefulness ads supply to me comes from serendipity. Personalized ads eliminate this, too.
In exchange for removing what value ads may have brought me, personalized ads give me exactly nothing in return.
> its not the same thing as someone coming into your house and photographing everything at all, false equivalence.
I think the comparison is apt when it comes to claims that spying on people is OK as long as the spies aren't directly harming you. In both cases, someone is recording your personal data, in both cases, they aren't harming you with it, and in both cases it is extremely objectionable regardless.