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0 pointsvsareto6y ago0 comments

Nothing short of inquisition-style inspections of company servers, code, and networks is going to fix it on that front. We'll have to do some really radical invasions of company privacy before it results in more than fines-as-a-business-expense.

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c0restraint6y ago

Not really, you just need to incentivise the behaviour. Pass a law to make it illegal to show ads based on tracking, with executive imprisonment for violations. Executives will then demand their teams to put controls in place to ensure that no one is using tracking to show ads. Violations of HIPAA have some serious fines, and I've watched executives at all levels take it VERY seriously

mixmastamyk6y ago

Rich executives and therefore the media tend to push back on such limits. And they tend to be more equal than the rest of us.

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sizzle6y ago

Awesome idea, HIPAA for protection against the advertising industry and their digital intrusion/violation/surveillance of our privacy.

Something like APPAA - Advertising Privacy Protection and Accountability Act

What would you guys call it? what language is necessary to cover all the edge cases for the deceptive and dirty-playing advertising industry?

numpad06y ago

Luckily 1/3rd-ish of those are happening over HTTP(S) over IP on PC.

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