New! From Google! "Enhanced" ad privacy!

jimrob4@midwest.social to Technology@lemmy.ml – 949 points –

Got this notification when I opened Chrome when coming back to my desk after lunch.

"We changed our privacy settings to allow us to snoop on what you're looking at and shove you ads accordingly. Feel free to opt out, but we'll probably opt you back in when you aren't paying attention."

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We already paid for the Internet though.

You pay for internet connection, not internet content.

Services don't get a penny out of what you pay your ISP

Ok then hear me out. Let free content supported by ads die out. Make everything paid.

This is practically impossible because piracy is easy and convenient.

Ads emerged right because they are a simpler way of monetization