I like the whole way online advertising works where my computer spies on me buying a pair of wireless earbuds and for the next six months will spam me for ads for wireless earbuds, after I have already bought some Exactly the worst possible time to do so
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Most of the clever creepy intrusive tactics the adtech people have invented afterwards are *worse*, sometimes A LOT worse Tracking ads worst of all -- having ads *follow you over time* is a fucking awful idea that makes people very angry
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It's the equivalent of the old school traveling salesman who *comes back* after you said no and *tries again* And then shows up at your office to bother you some more Out in meatspace the use of "tracking cookies" is a great way to get arrested and/or shot
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