Thanks to Apple's anti-tracking feature, ad firms are losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars - Sensationalist Headlines

I don't think I've ever been convinced to buy anything from an advertisement. I find them insanely annoying and would sooner turn whatever thing has it off rather than sit through it.

[quote]Its launch sparked complaints from the advertising industry, [B]which called ITP “sabotage”[/B]. An open letter signed by six advertising trade bodies called on Apple “to rethink its plan … [that risks] [B]disrupting the valuable digital advertising ecosystem[/B] that funds much of today’s digital content and services.”[/quote] Fucking human trash

Because its their right to immediately switch every ad to things that are similar to the last thing I viewed. The amazon/shoping/curated ad system is just awful and you don't even see anything

I'm really surprised that data is so valuable considering even the giants like Google can't get personalised ads right at all. Most ads are for things I'd never ever be interested in, things I'm boycotting, things I already have and things that aren't even available for me. Edit: I thought that this might be some kind of bias because those are the only ads I remember, but I just opened a random website and the three ads I got were for a blockchain based advertising company (wtf), an ISP that's not available where I live and designer clothes.

[QUOTE=Robber;53046364]I'm really surprised that data is so valuable considering even the giants like Google can't get personalised ads right at all. Most ads are for things I'd never ever be interested in, things I'm boycotting, things I already have and things that aren't even available for me. Edit: I thought that this might be some kind of bias because those are the only ads I remember, but I just opened a random website and the three ads I got were for a blockchain based advertising company (wtf), an ISP that's not available where I live and designer clothes.[/QUOTE] Dunno about ads, but Google Assistant is getting to the point where it's predictions and information is actually a teensy bit scary (if you opt in, that is). When I leave the office, my phone pops up a notification with the best route home. When I have a flight to catch, I get continuous updates on every aspect/detail I need. It integrates into my work mail, and creates special notifications for server alerts. When a package is delivered at my neighbours or at a central drop-off point, it alerts me so I can grab it on my way home. I set-up exactly none of that, other than turning on the service. When the data collection is opt-in and fit-for-purpose (they collect only what they need to provide the service you asked for), then I have no problem with it. These fuckwits though? They can fuck right off with their invasive bullshit.

[QUOTE=nagachief;53040965]Noscript, uBlock, and a hostfile that blocks all known adware and malware domains system wide.[/QUOTE] Go a step further and ensure that your hosts file covers you network wide: [url]https://pi-hole.net[/url]

Let's get a GoFundMe going so we can pitch in and help these ad firms out.

[QUOTE=Idzo;53040861]Hopefully these kind of losses continue in the future.[/QUOTE] rip youtube and souncloud

[URL="https://adnauseam.io/"]I love stealing money from advertisers, and supporting my favorite sites at the same time![/URL]

[QUOTE=Nebukadnezzer;53048600]rip youtube and souncloud[/QUOTE] I don't know about SoundCloud, but YouTube was still a thriving website before it became a cesspit of advertisements, same with Facebook too. It's just greed, that's what it comes down to.

Advertising company logic never fails to baffle me. They make their adverts intrusive, so people created measures to get rid of them (Adblock, anti-track features, ect...) and what do the advertising companies do in response? Do they, perhaps, take a step back and say "hmm, people are actively trying to get rid of our adverts, maybe we should try something else."? No, their solution was apparently to look at it and go "people are actively trying to get rid of our adverts? Damn! I guess we didn't make them intrusive enough!!!"

[QUOTE=Ona;53052120]Advertising company logic never fails to baffle me. They make their adverts intrusive, so people created measures to get rid of them (Adblock, anti-track features, ect...) and what do the advertising companies do in response? Do they, perhaps, take a step back and say "hmm, people are actively trying to get rid of our adverts, maybe we should try something else."? No, their solution was apparently to look at it and go "people are actively trying to get rid of our adverts? Damn! I guess we didn't make them intrusive enough!!!"[/QUOTE] It's that kind of ignorance which shuts companies down. Reminds me of companies that won't do business over the internet, then when they start failing they blame the consumers