True. Same goes for “ad free” streaming platform subscriptions. These days literally almost every streaming platform has introduced additional charges for advert removal even for the top tier plans
Yeahhh that sucks that we’ve reached this point. I would actually consider paying some sites for my privacy. If they offer something that I value, then it’s fair for them to be compensated somehow. However, if they offered that option, I still probably wouldn’t trust it.
Even if the site itself fully intends to stand by their offer, can I trust the payment processor(s), bank(s), etc. involved in the transaction?
I’m not really a crypto guy, but I wish something like Monero (or whatever privacy-protecting alternative that might be “better” these days) could become more mainstream.
When this kind of extortion model started, for a number of german news outlets it was actually proven that they wouldn’t stop tracking, just reduce it.
Another version being used on some news websites (forgot the names) - do you want us to track you or not?
Me: No
Website: Fair enough. Pay us 5 dollars in order for us to not track you. OR allow us to track you and you can get access to the article for free
I just don’t believe that they will stop trying to track me, no matter how much i pay.
In fact, the more i pay, the more valuable i am.
Because the details of a rich sucker are very high value.
True. Same goes for “ad free” streaming platform subscriptions. These days literally almost every streaming platform has introduced additional charges for advert removal even for the top tier plans
Yeahhh that sucks that we’ve reached this point. I would actually consider paying some sites for my privacy. If they offer something that I value, then it’s fair for them to be compensated somehow. However, if they offered that option, I still probably wouldn’t trust it.
Even if the site itself fully intends to stand by their offer, can I trust the payment processor(s), bank(s), etc. involved in the transaction?
I’m not really a crypto guy, but I wish something like Monero (or whatever privacy-protecting alternative that might be “better” these days) could become more mainstream.
When this kind of extortion model started, for a number of german news outlets it was actually proven that they wouldn’t stop tracking, just reduce it.
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