#targetedads — Public Fediverse posts

Ah yes, in today's episode of "Things We Gave Up for Slightly Better Cat Memes," we proudly nod along as Big Brother tucks us in at night with a warm, invasive embrace. 😴🔍 Who needs privacy when you can trade it for targeted ads and a false sense of security? 📱💡
https://vivianvoss.net/blog/why-we-accepted-surveillance #ThingsWeGaveUp #PrivacyInvasion #TargetedAds #CatMemes #DigitalSecurity #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 Breaking News: Silicon Valley's elite 👔 now moonlight as military brass 🎖️, because who better to defend the nation than the geniuses behind data mining and targeted ads? 😂 Meanwhile, X.com reminds us that browsing without #JavaScript is akin to driving without wheels—just plain silly! 🙄
https://twitter.com/SecArmy/status/1933693585183965372 #SiliconValleyElite #MilitaryBrass #DataMining #TargetedAds #HackerNews #ngated

9 things that would've been seen as conspiracy theories 20 years ago but are real today

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/9-things-that-would-ve-been-seen-as-conspiracy-theories-20-years-ago-but-are-real-today

#Meta will use #data from user #interactions with its #AIproducts, including #MetaAI #chatbot, #RayBanMeta #smartglasses, and other AI offerings, to sell #targetedads on Facebook and Instagram. This change, effective globally except in South Korea, the UK, and the EU, allows Meta to further refine its ad targeting capabilities. While users #cannotoptout, Meta assures that sensitive data from AI interactions will not be used for ad targeting. https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/01/meta-plans-to-sell-targeted-ads-based-on-data-in-your-ai-chats/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Real time bidding (how targeted ads work)

🗓️ Start: 19 August 2025 3:00 pm
⏳ End: 19 August 2025 5:00 pm

This month we look at the Real Time Bidding (RTB) system – this is the mechanism that provides targeted ads to your web pages and devices.  We’ll cover the basic mechanism, what data is held, how do they know it’s you, main companies involved, pros & cons and what can be done.

Plenty of time is reserved for discussions.

Joining details will be emailed to subscribers nearer the time.  If you aren’t a member, it’s free to join here https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-computing-forum/.

https://u3acommunities.org/event/real-time-bidding-how-targeted-ads-work/

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#CustomerSegmentation #MarketingAutomation #TargetedAds #DataDrivenMarketing #BusinessGrowth

"Tracking and profiling for advertising purposes present significant risks to consumers and society. This is demonstrated by a report commissioned by the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv). The advertising industry’s practice of categorising and influencing individuals based on their preferences, behaviours and vulnerabilities leads to manipulation, discrimination and a loss of trust. vzbv calls on the European Commission to ban tracking and profiling for advertising purposes and ensure the protection of digital fundamental rights.

“Every click on the internet is tracked because it supposedly reveals something about us: our preferences, desires and interests. The uncontrolled data collection by the advertising industry poses great risks to consumers and society,” says Michaela Schröder, Head of Consumer Policy at vzbv. “Consumers are powerless against the practices of the advertising industry. Existing laws are not sufficient. A ban on tracking and profiling is the only way to ensure meaningful consumer protection,” Schröder states."

https://www.vzbv.de/en/personalised-advertising-overdue-regulation

#EU #ConsumersRights #AdTech #Surveillance #TargetedAds #DataBrokers #AdTracking #DataProtection

#Microsoft #Xandr #DataProtection #GDPR #AdTech #TargetedAds: "Advertising broker Xandr (a Microsoft subsidiary) collects and shares the personal data of millions of Europeans for detailed targeted advertising. This allows Xandr to auction off advertising space to thousands of advertisers. But: although only one ad is ultimately shown to users, all advertisers receive their data. This may include personal details concerning their health, sexuality or political opinions. Also, despite selling its service as “targeted”, the company holds rather random information: the complainant apparently is both a man, a woman, employed and unemployed. This could allow Xandr to sell ad space to multiple companies who think that they are targeting a specific group. As if that were not enough, Xandr does not comply with a single access request. noyb has now filed a GDPR complaint."

https://noyb.eu/en/microsofts-xandr-grants-gdpr-rights-rate-0

#EU #CJEU #GDPR #DataProtection #BigTech #AdTech #TargetedAds #OnlineTracking: "In a landmark decision on 7 March 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a groundbreaking judgment against online targeted ads prohibited by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This ruling has far-reaching implications for major platforms, including giants like Google and TikTok, that rely on the online personalised advertising industry as part of their business model. The Court recognised that invasive tracking and profiling cannot be sanctioned through ‘consent’ pop-ups, responding to a complaint that focused on the mechanisms facilitating the covert profiling and monitoring of the private activities of a majority of individuals across the digital realm. The court’s decision emphasised the need for stricter controls on the online tracking and advertising industry." https://edri.org/our-work/europes-highest-court-delivers-landmark-judgment-against-iab-europe-in-gdpr-consent-spam-pop-ups-case/

Everything advertised on social media is overpriced junk - “…stuff that's pushed to you via targeted ads costs an average of 10 percent more, and it significantly more likely to come from a vendor with a poor rating from the Better Business Bureau”. From Cory Doctorow via Pluralistic https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/08/late-stage-sea-monkeys/#jeremys-razors #onlineads #socialmedia #advertising #digitaladvertising #commerce #ecommerce #buyingonline #targetedads #adtargeting #digitalads

#Pluralistic: Everything #advertised on #SocialMedia is overpriced junk (08 Apr 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from #CoryDoctorow

"Specifically, stuff that's pushed to you via #TargetedAds costs an average of 10 percent more, and it significantly more likely to come from a vendor with a poor rating from the #BetterBusinessBureau. This may seem trivial and obvious, but it's got profound implications for media, commercial surveillance, and the future of the #internet."

https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/08/late-stage-sea-monkeys/#jeremys-razors

GoodRx illegally shared health data with tech giants to target ads, government alleges

The #FTC alleged that GoodRx, a company that lets users compare drug prices and receive coupons, shared sensitive information about users’ prescriptions and health conditions with advertising platforms that allowed them to target ads to users about specific health conditions and medications, despite claims that the company would not do so.

#GoodRX #Google #Facebook #Meta #TargetedAds
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3838310-goodrx-illegally-shared-health-data-with-tech-giants-to-target-ads-government-alleges/

Dis how efurrything from Facebark to Twitter to Etsy works. --Loki💛 :blobcatthink:

#stuffiesofMastodon #plushiesofMastodon #stuffies #plushies #wholesome #puppetsofMastodon #PlushieLife #TwitterMigration #Enshittification #KrustysClownCollege #TargetedAds #CaptionedImage #CaptionedInfographic #Infographic

#CambridgeAnalytica hat sich aufgelöst, aber die #Desinformatoren machen in anderen Firmen weiter.

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#darkAds #Wahlbeeinflussung #targetedAds #spyware #fakeAd