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I mean yes, for sure, this is a great idea, but whew, the reality of implementation is exhausting to consider. buff.ly/26PXL4A
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I mean, for one, Do Not Track advocates can't even agree on what exactly respecting Do Not Track entails.
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As a result, Hulu (using profcarroll's example) can have its site respect Do Not Track, but allow partners to. dropbox.com/s/l2i2phlzo1gtevq/Screenshot%202016-05-03%2014.14.37.png?dl=0
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And Medium 'respects' DNT better then most (though Twitter Syndicated ads still appear to be tracking me dropbox.com/s/jvc3fp48d88ocdk/Screenshot%202016-05-03%2014.16.26.png?dl=0 ) ...
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But that's because their model isn't about the type of tracking you normally think about. You interact with Medium, those interactions...
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Medium's interactions are used to create a customized response based on your user activity. Even if only based on Likes, is that "Tracking"?
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I need to write something longer about this, but basically DNT is a nice theory with terrible implementation at every level.
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lol the least surprising thing I've ever read in regard to ad tech gizmodo.com/do-not-track-the-privacy-tool-used-by-millions-of-peop-1828868324