▲ 116 ▼ Mozilla acquired Anonym, an ad start-up (blog.mozilla.org) submitted 2 years ago by gomp@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml 40 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) When you get most of your funding from Google, you might start to act like Google. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spotlight7573@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Looking at it most favorably, if they ever want to not be dependent on Google, they need revenue to replace what they get from Google and like it or not much of the money online comes from advertising. If they can find a way to get that money without being totally invasive on privacy, that's still better than their current position. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) In my view that isn't favorable. It is perhaps real, but it still doesn't sit well as we know where it likely leads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] refalo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago most people are stupid. you and I don't click on ads, sure, but how do you think google got all their money? you have to cater to the idiots. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Spotlight7573@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Looking at it most favorably, if they ever want to not be dependent on Google, they need revenue to replace what they get from Google and like it or not much of the money online comes from advertising. If they can find a way to get that money without being totally invasive on privacy, that's still better than their current position. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) In my view that isn't favorable. It is perhaps real, but it still doesn't sit well as we know where it likely leads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] refalo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago most people are stupid. you and I don't click on ads, sure, but how do you think google got all their money? you have to cater to the idiots. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) In my view that isn't favorable. It is perhaps real, but it still doesn't sit well as we know where it likely leads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] refalo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago most people are stupid. you and I don't click on ads, sure, but how do you think google got all their money? you have to cater to the idiots. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago most people are stupid. you and I don't click on ads, sure, but how do you think google got all their money? you have to cater to the idiots. permalink fedilink source parent