We know all of your interests. Not only just your interests you are willing to declare publicly on Facebook – we know your dark secrets, we know everything.
TNW Conference, 26 May via Reddit
Étiquette : targeted advertising (Page 6 of 7)
AdBlock Plus is stealing from publishers, subverting freedom of the press, operating a business model predicated on censorship of content, and ultimately forcing consumers to pay more money for less – and less diverse – information.
Source : Interactive Advertising Bureau comments on Ad block plus – Business Insider
I think that for anyone that uses their browser’s incognito mode and starts getting untargeted ads or no ads at all, the experience on the Web becomes a lot less rich. I personally think it’s a mistake to install ad blockers.
Marissa Mayer – Yahoo CEO
Source : Marissa Mayer’s take on ad blocking: ‘It hurts the Web experience’
Millions of mobile devices with SilverPush powered SDK are constantly listening to SilverPush patented audio beacons (ultrasonic) which are watermarked in Televison ad commercial. A pair is made once a SDK comes in proximity of audio beacon. The individual ID is mapped back to its audience genome and a brand-consumer journey has been started.
SilverPush’s company policy is to not « divulge the names of the apps the technology is embedded, » meaning that users have no knowledge of which apps are using this technology and no way to opt-out of this practice. As of April of 2015, SilverPush’s software is used by 67 apps and the company monitors 18 million smartphones.
SilverPush’s ultrasonic cross-device tracking was publicly reported as long ago as July 2014. More recently, the company received a new round of publicity when it obtained $1.25 million in venture capital. The CDT letter appears to be the first time the privacy-invading potential of the company’s product has been discussed in detail. SilverPush officials didn’t respond to e-mail seeking comment for this article.
Source : Beware of ads that use inaudible sound to link your phone, TV, tablet, and PC | Ars Technica
Yes, it’s good to be able to see what the company keeps. But it’s also a stark reminder of just how much it has in the first place.
Source : How to listen to (and delete) everything you’ve ever said to Google | Technology | The Guardian
Si les internautes en sont venus à être aussi nombreux à bloquer la publicité sur leurs navigateurs web, et si Apple a fait de cette possibilité un argument de vente pour son nouvel iOS 9, c’est effectivement d’abord et presque exclusivement parce que la publicité en ligne est devenue insupportable.
Source : Le mea culpa tardif de l’industrie publicitaire face aux Ad-Blocks – Business – Numerama
THANKS FACEBOOK FOR STALKING MY LIFE, MY SEARCH HISTORY, AND RUINING A SURPRISE ENGAGEMENT FOR MY GF
Source : TIFU by logging into facebook with my girlfriend present : tifu
A group of researchers have demonstrated how to track users with nothing more than their remaining battery power, which could compromise privacy
Source : How your smartphone’s battery life can be used to invade your privacy
Qui dit vidéo sur Internet dit YouTube. Or le site de Google est en passe de se faire détrôner par un concurrent qui ne fait pas de bruit: Facebook.
Source : Facebook concurrence davantage YouTube avec ses publicités insérées dans les vidéos – LeTemps.ch