http://blog.cdt.org/2007/05/29/ftc-should-address-google-doubleclick-privacy-issues/ Digital Policy in Process Sun, 7 Sep 2008 10:26:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://blog.cdt.org/2007/05/29/ftc-should-address-google-doubleclick-privacy-issues/#comment-2535 SoWhat Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:26:16 +0000 http://blog.cdt.org/2007/05/29/ftc-should-address-google-doubleclick-privacy-issues/#comment-2535 I personally don't see everyone's issue with search being more strongly linked to ad's. What's so harmful about them gathering that information? For those who (in my opinion, stupidly) ever click on ad's, the ad's will theoretically be better geared towards their likes. I have and have had an account with Google for several years, by now they've probably amassed more information about my likes than all my friends combined, but that doesn't mean I'm going to take the advice of an online ad. Ever. Until online ad's are made by my friends, specifically for me, and no one else to ever see, I might give them more then a one-second glance, but they aren't, and never will be. Ignore them, never click on them, what harm have they done then? I personally don’t see everyone’s issue with search being more strongly linked to ad’s. What’s so harmful about them gathering that information? For those who (in my opinion, stupidly) ever click on ad’s, the ad’s will theoretically be better geared towards their likes. I have and have had an account with Google for several years, by now they’ve probably amassed more information about my likes than all my friends combined, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to take the advice of an online ad. Ever. Until online ad’s are made by my friends, specifically for me, and no one else to ever see, I might give them more then a one-second glance, but they aren’t, and never will be. Ignore them, never click on them, what harm have they done then?

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