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Google said it was too hard to target ads to people (www.digitaltrends.com)

submitted 1 week ago by CoffeeRam@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Came across this article and it got me thinking, are there any simple ways to defeat advanced tracking methods (fingerprinting, tracking pixels, etc.)?

Obviously you could go the Tor on a virtual machine route, or a non persistent set up like TAILS, but what about a browser that's able to give say, a 80% solution?

I work in the security industry and am always looking for the solution that is simple enough that its palatable to a client (not asking to change your whole lifestyle, just push this button) but also relatively effective.

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[–] CoffeeRam@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I think you're missing the point of a free market, I'm not advocating for exploiting people, I'm simply agreeing with the concept of having a good idea or a strong work ethic to generate your own wealth, WITHOUT exploiting peoples' civil liberties. The part I disagree with as is illustrated by massive corporations like Google, is when they center their business model around the concept of stealing and marketing peoples' personal information. There are in fact ways you can make a living without negatively impacting others.

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 week ago

[–] IAMHEREDOTDOTDOTNOW@lemm.ee 16 points 1 week ago

Capitalism always involves exploiting people, and free market ideals exacerbate the issue.

[–] Slayan@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago

So you like capitalism: the prequel and all the lies they say to get the soul crushing machine ready, but disagree with post-capitalist aka the actual soul crushing machine.. crushing soul?