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by labrador 1268 days ago
I like Facebook targeted ads. They're more interesting than generic untargeted ads. When I was shopping for an electric bike Facebook showed me ebikes of the type I wanted (cargo) for weeks. It's convenient. Yesterday I made a comment on a hat ad (I didn't think any man except Walter White should wear a pork pie hat) and now all my ads are for hats. I didn't realize their were so many kinds of men's hats. I don't feel like my privacy was violated
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Nextgrid 1268 days ago
It seems like everyone would be best served by a catalogue of ads that you could search through at your leisure. We could even call it a "magazine"?

Either way, it's great that you are comfortable with Facebook's tracking and even get value out of it - in which case you will be able to opt-in once the changes required by this ruling get implemented. Those who don't feel comfortable with it can opt-out. Everyone wins!

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jacooper 1268 days ago
You can just search for hats? Or voluntarily opt into getting tracked?
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labrador 1268 days ago
> You can just search for hats

I am not a hat wearer but now I might become one because I saw some cool hats I like. This was by accident because I wasn't in the market for hats.

I don't believe privacy exists when using modern tech which is why I make all my Facebook posts public. I don't ever want to kid myself that what I am staying stays private to only my friends and family. I have not encountered a downside to Facebook tracking, but maybe you can point one out.

> Or voluntarily opt into getting tracked?

Yes, this would be fine with me

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edgyquant 1268 days ago
>I don't believe privacy exists when using modern tech

It doesn’t because tech companies like META and it won’t be fixed so long as your narrative remains the norm. We can fix this but not by letting these companies get away with it

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labrador 1268 days ago
Stopping Meta would only solve a small percentage of the problem. Hackers stealing our data is also a huge problem. My philosophy is to assume that I don't have privacy online or even offline due to facial recognition software. I've decided to accept it instead of fighting it like I used to.
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andrewjl 1267 days ago
Not a problem, the policy allows giving you the choice to opt-in to the targeted ads.
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