Google's Adsense program
 

Quoting from http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06...oogle_privacy/

Google's targeted advertising program AdSense is even more intrusive
than the controversial Phorm and NebuAd systems. For example, Gmail
scans your personal communication for keywords - there is no opt-out,
and using a secure tunnel is no protection. More recently, Google has
stepped up the aggressiveness of its program by shifting the tracking
cookie used by AdSense from an opt-in to an opt-out system of consent,
where opting-out requires arcane knowledge on the part of the consumer.

Can someone please explain how this 'opt-out' works in practice?

Cheers

Re: Google's Adsense program
 

gangle <gangle@mustard.yum> pinched out a steaming pile of<Md-
dne20hZHFM9TXnZ2dnUVZ_oydnZ2d@giganews.com>:

>"Rôgêr" wrote
>> Caulfield Man wrote:
>> >
>> > Quoting from
>> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06...oogle_privacy/
>> >
>> > Google's targeted advertising program AdSense is even more
intrusive
>> > than the controversial Phorm and NebuAd systems. For example,
Gmail
>> > scans your personal communication for keywords - there is no opt-
out,
>> > and using a secure tunnel is no protection. More recently, Google
has
>> > stepped up the aggressiveness of its program by shifting the
tracking
>> > cookie used by AdSense from an opt-in to an opt-out system of
consent,
>> > where opting-out requires arcane knowledge on the part of the
consumer.
>> >
>> > Can someone please explain how this 'opt-out' works in practice?
>>
>> http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
>
>It's a Catch 22 situation. Opting-out is cookies based, and requires
>allowing for double-click cookies, and, therefore, removing
doubleclick
>from one's Host file. Since THAT is not sensible, there is no real way
>to Opt-out.
>
>You can only see Major Major when he is not in. Catch 22.
>
>
So set up and use your own hosts file.
Mine is ginormous. I dont see any ads, ever.

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