meiko60@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoReddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platformtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square284linkfedilinkarrow-up11.81K
arrow-up11.81Kexternal-linkReddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platformtechcrunch.commeiko60@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square284linkfedilink
minus-squareJupylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 years agoProblem is not just the ads they serve you, but also that they sell this data…
minus-squareTak@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoSo all you need to do is fill your data with LOTS of porn
minus-squareEylrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoSo we come to Lemmy where anyone can spin up an instance, collect our data, and sell it.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoOr you can spin up your own and control your own data
minus-squareDudeDudenson@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoNow we just need to figure out how to actually sell our data ourselves!
minus-squareEylrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoSure, but because of federation other instances can collect your posts and vote data. Federation is the antithesis of privacy.
Problem is not just the ads they serve you, but also that they sell this data…
So all you need to do is fill your data with LOTS of porn
So we come to Lemmy where anyone can spin up an instance, collect our data, and sell it.
Or you can spin up your own and control your own data
Now we just need to figure out how to actually sell our data ourselves!
Sure, but because of federation other instances can collect your posts and vote data. Federation is the antithesis of privacy.