Yeah, GTFO with that shit.
As much as possible, all of my maple syrup comes in cans from Quebec. Canada undisputed GOAT in this dept. Vemont stuff is not bad, but I haven’t tried as much Vermont maple syrup.
Although I like to enjoy a few spoonfuls of maple syrup as a treat, I don’t like maple as a sweetener for my whiskey cocktails.
https://www.consumerreports.org/airline-travel/how-to-get-the-lowest-airfares/
The issue is prices change by the second. It’s a correlation causation error.
I agree with this to the extent that the problem can’t really be solved easily by consumer choice. Regulations putting limits on the use of the data by advertisers and for other commercial purposes would probably be necessary.
What I’m saying is that noticing that only see more stories that you’re interested in on a particular site is a first order effect. There are many other second and third order effects that are more troubling. Considering how valuable the data is to people trying to sell you stuff it is not reasonable to think that their end goal is just to give you a better experience on their website.
I agree people should be allowed to stop cookies if they choose and am all for regulations that allow for “forgetting” on the net.
I know my data is valuable. I am willingly exchanging it for free services. No different than if I paid cash. I accept this is the deal we are making.
Social media cookies are a key part of the reason we’re all living in toxic, self-reinforcing information bubbles.
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First, why do you do this if privacy doesn’t matter?
Second, the trackers are persistent across sites so changing your behavior is pointless. TikTok and their fantabulous curation isn’t free. They are selling your data (you) to aggregators. The people who track which cute pet videos you watch and what gadgets you buy are the exact same people who track what you jerk off to.
That’s cool. I tend to think of it more as the internet is held hostage from people who don’t “willingly” give their data away. This is unacceptable to me considering that the internet is basic societal infrastructure at this point. I mean, I do it as well. I’m not saying that there’s an effective and easy Just Say No solution. I just think at this point the terrible, terrible impacts of closed loop “curation” of internet content has become obvious in the political sphere and it’s happening in the commercial sphere too.
I know. See my posts above. My point is I don’t care who knows what I jerk off too.
I am not saying privacy doesn’t matter. I am saying that kind of doesn’t matter for me. I guess also that people are overly panicked about things like cookies.
When I say I act differently on a curated platform I mean I recognize I am being fed curated information so am more skeptical of its veracity than I would be when I chose the content by free browsing. It’s media literacy.
Smart christmas tree light bulbs?
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I’m sure I once read something about Amazon basing prices on location information. Seemingly paradoxically, poorer zips were supposed to get higher prices. If I google that now, it’s also a myth for the reason you give. Hmm.
Again I draw a bright line between my browsing history and any identifiable data. I use two factor authentication and unique 20+ random character passwords for every single password I have. No duplication. I track it all with a password manager. I don’t give out things like drivers license or social security information to anyone. I regularly check https://haveibeenpwned.com/ and subscribe to a credit check service that tracks my credit history. I also have all three credit agencies set to refuse all new credit.
It’s not that I don’t care about privacy and internet security. It’s that I don’t think cookies are a concern.
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All the lights in my house are smart bulbs. As are my doorbell, thermostat, garage door, TVs, fish tanks, several other appliances etc. I have a serious disease!
I don’t know the answer to that but it wouldn’t surprise me if it did.
How? Again, it’s the same companies collecting the data from all the sources. All you have is their pinky swear promise that they anonymize it, which you absolutely shouldn’t believe.
Looks like I was pwned for the 10th time. This time with data when I was in Spain 7-8 years ago. A good chunk of it is outdated but whatever.
I’ve become pretty aggressive about using 2fa on basically everything since.
I protect my core data as I already described. Unique passwords, 2fa etc. I don’t care about my browsing history.
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Is anyone following the Apple vs Epic Games (Fortnite makers) legal saga? Apparently the trial starts tomorrow. I just read a quick article on it; at first glance it seems like an opportunity to chip away at the monopoly Apple/Google have on smartphone OSs.
I don’t care much about privacy generally, but I am careful to use the incognito browser whenever I am researching how to poison my husband. I watch a lot of Dateline btw.
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