"...the next skirmishes over privacy-invading technology will not be fought online, but on the streets."
Innovation: When advertising meets surveillance
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Innovation: When advertising meets surveillance
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When advertising meets surveillance
- Thread starter Lapris
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HarveyJ
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I remember a similar article posted a while ago about some electronic billboards in a British shopping mall profiling everyone that stopped in front of it.
It is a little concerning if it becomes part of an advertising profile that can be delivered to you... Because people will often look at an ad for more than the product. I like to look at well designed ads for prolonged periods. And by well designed, I mean models in bikinis. Now I've got a pretty cool missus, but I'd imagine a lot of other guys would get into a lot of trouble if it served up something similar.
Being serious for a moment though, a lot of the shit I look at is entirely different from what I purchase. I already know what I'm going to purchase because I keep abreast of my favourite authors, electronics companies, etc.
It is a little concerning if it becomes part of an advertising profile that can be delivered to you... Because people will often look at an ad for more than the product. I like to look at well designed ads for prolonged periods. And by well designed, I mean models in bikinis. Now I've got a pretty cool missus, but I'd imagine a lot of other guys would get into a lot of trouble if it served up something similar.
Being serious for a moment though, a lot of the shit I look at is entirely different from what I purchase. I already know what I'm going to purchase because I keep abreast of my favourite authors, electronics companies, etc.