lemme in@lemm.ee to Privacy@programming.dev · 6 months agoFacebook and Instagram to introduce unskippable adswww.independent.ieexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down13
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkFacebook and Instagram to introduce unskippable adswww.independent.ielemme in@lemm.ee to Privacy@programming.dev · 6 months agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squarefoenkyfjutschah@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agohow does this affect privacy?
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoPrivacy-focused people have one more reason to abandon these companies altogether, so overall privacy should increase and improve.
minus-squareDarkThoughts@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoPrivacy focused people don’t use any Facebook shit in the first place. So nothing’s changing here.
minus-squarelemme in@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agomany apps that come from the play store use trackers in their app to track users activity and preference. And social media apps are the worst, they use the data to serve personalized ads
minus-squarefoenkyfjutschah@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agobut when you use Play Store and such tracking applications, you have already sold your privacy. how are unskippable ads making the situation worse?
how does this affect privacy?
Privacy-focused people have one more reason to abandon these companies altogether, so overall privacy should increase and improve.
Privacy focused people don’t use any Facebook shit in the first place. So nothing’s changing here.
many apps that come from the play store use trackers in their app to track users activity and preference. And social media apps are the worst, they use the data to serve personalized ads
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but when you use Play Store and such tracking applications, you have already sold your privacy. how are unskippable ads making the situation worse?