Is the Google Toolbar a Trojan Horse for Ad Targetting?

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/16/is-the-google-toolbar-a-trojan-horse-for-ad-targetting-ballmer-plays-the-privacy-card/

by markbao • 18 years ago

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andr• 18 years ago

No.

(PS If they wanted to do that, they would just track your interests using the bazillion sites that have Google AdSense, a Google search box, Google Analytics, use Google Charts API, etc., etc..)

(PPS We are to believe the MSN toolbar is more or less evil than Google's?)

joeter• 18 years ago

Although I don't want to jump the gun with accusations like TC, I'm still happy the issue is now being discussed more at the forefront - I was wondering how long it would be before an accurate perception of privacy reached the mainstream.

I tried to do my economics seminar on the web 2.0 monetization strategies. I wanted to liken the labor-leisure trade-off to a trade off between rent on privacy and monetary rent. http://joeter.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/a-basic-economic-mode... My teachers shrugged off the idea as impractical.

gojomo• 18 years ago

Well, duh... of course!

So is Google Analytics and every other bit of 'free' widgetry or serving (as with the recent 'AJAX Libraries API').

Is the Google Toolbar a Trojan Horse for Ad Targetting?

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