The excuse I always hear is that they simply don't care. It doesn't negatively effect them so why should they care?
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Not an excuse, but an explanation: ignorance.
Most people don't know how ads or data collection works beyond the obvious uptick in a product after you search for it. They don't know what impact it might have.
Full disclosure: I'm mostly in this camp. I only recently started using firefox over chrome, for example. I know that big tech collects obscene amounts of data, and monetizes it by targeted advertisements, but...beyond that, I don't know what FAANG can do with the data collected on me. I only have a vague idea of what's being collected.
The excuse I always hear is that they simply don't care. It doesn't negatively effect them so why should they care?
I hear this one too and honestly, it does negatively effect them, they just don't see it because it feels like it's always been there. But give them ad-block for a week and then take it away...
Hi man! Just wanted to post my reply, to your reply, in a completely different thread. Just wanted to say
/Thanks, mate! Appreciate the feedback, made my day!/