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YouTube will ask iOS users to 'Allow’ tracking for more personalized ads (9to5google.com)

submitted 5 months ago by dvdnet62@feddit.nl to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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[–] sunzu@kbin.run 19 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Why would anyone ever allow this wtf

[–] xkbx@startrek.website 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My fellow chums and I think it would be quite corking if we gave our personal data over to the local advertisement agencies

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 3 points 5 months ago

How else will i know which scam products that we're built cheaply in a factory with poor conditions to spend my money on to have a fleeting sense of convenience that's washed away as soon as either

I get used to it and it becomes just another thing in my house, my monument to consumption
It breaks because the company cared about making a good product just as much as they cared about providing livable conditions for their workers, which is to say not at all

???

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 2 points 5 months ago

The majority of people don't care about these things. This shouldn't be surprising anymore.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Watching my girlfriend just accept every pop up was maddening. I've been teaching her about unsubscribing, 10 minute email, reject all, and firefox add-ons.