> That framing is based on a false premise that we have to choose between “old tracking” and “new tracking.” It’s not either-or. Instead of re-inventing the tracking wheel, we should imagine a better world without the myriad problems of targeted ads.
I don't want to be tracked. I never have wanted to be tracked. I shouldn't have to aggressively opt-out of tracking; it should be a service one must opt-in to receive. And it's not something we can trust industry to correct properly. This is precisely the role that privacy-protecting legislation should be undertaking.
Stop spying on us, please.
Maybe just use Tor.
> Stop spying on us, please.
It was probably a mistake to equivocate the kind of data gathering that ad-tech companies do with the kind that oppressive governments do.
That's like diving into a conversation about CCTV proliferation with "just wear a ski mask". It's inconvenient, hinders daily activities, makes you look like a criminal, and might not even help. It's unreasonable.
>It was probably a mistake to equivocate the kind of data gathering that ad-tech companies do with the kind that oppressive governments do.
Given that oppressive governments can obtain the data from the ad-tech companies... no, not really.