meiko60@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoReddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platformtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square256fedilinkarrow-up11.75Karrow-down131
arrow-up11.72Karrow-down1external-linkReddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platformtechcrunch.commeiko60@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square256fedilink
minus-squareJupy@linux.communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 year agoProblem is not just the ads they serve you, but also that they sell this data…
minus-squareEylrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSo we come to Lemmy where anyone can spin up an instance, collect our data, and sell it.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOr you can spin up your own and control your own data
minus-squareDudeDudenson@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoNow we just need to figure out how to actually sell our data ourselves!
minus-squareEylrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSure, but because of federation other instances can collect your posts and vote data. Federation is the antithesis of privacy.
Problem is not just the ads they serve you, but also that they sell this data…
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So we come to Lemmy where anyone can spin up an instance, collect our data, and sell it.
Or you can spin up your own and control your own data
Now we just need to figure out how to actually sell our data ourselves!
Sure, but because of federation other instances can collect your posts and vote data. Federation is the antithesis of privacy.