undefined | Better HN

0 pointsfirecall4y ago0 comments

Well, even if we cant describe why it is 'bad', we can observe that it is a form of anti-social behaviour by these companies.

People don't like it - people don't like that form of targeting. It may not be clear why they have issues with it, but they do.

At my kids school, if someone is repeatedly doing something to you that you don't like, then it is classed as a form of bullying.

0 comments

3 comments · 1 top-level

mgraczyk4y ago· 2 in thread

That's a good analogy, but it illustrates the problem. Just because you don't like something, does not by itself make it antisocial.

If someone at your kid's school told you that the teacher repeatedly made them do homework, would that be bullying? Of course not. Just because some people don't like targeted ads does not make it antisocial. You just don't like it, which is fine. Don't read the email.

harryvederci4y ago

Yes. Ads good, privacy bad. Keep working at Google.

By the way, I may or may not have placed a bunch of hidden cameras in your house. What's that, antisocial? No, no. I swear it's going to be convenient for you. You may get a disturbing email from a company I sell the footage to at some point, by the way. Just don't read that email, ok?

mgraczyk4y ago

This one is pretty easy though. Forget the camera, we have a pervasive norm that you can't be in my house without my permission. With or without cameras, you've violated the norm, and in this case also the law.

I'm not arguing that all data collection is ok. I'm just arguing against the point that all data collection is not ok.

2 more replies

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse