It's obvious that its scumbag advertisers and Google (maybe I'm repeating myself here) behind this. They want a way to track every user and all their behaviors. They want things like these to either not exist or be disabled by default. They live for all the user data they can gather. This also means they are available for law enforcement and any other party with interest to gather that data, now and in the future.
It's already starting to bother me. I'm seeing these advertisements here on Slashdot too. Aft
Well the "do not track" really shouldn't be enbled by default, anymore than a DVR should skip over TV ads by default. The courts have already ruled DVR makers may not do auto-ad-skip, because it's the same as stealing copyrighted TV broadcast. Ads can still be skipped but only if initiated by the customer.
Personally I like the ads. They give me free TV, free radio, and free internet. Plus they are easy-to-ignore; most of the time I don't even see them.
Gee, How Much Google Paid For This (Score:2, Interesting)
It's already starting to bother me. I'm seeing these advertisements here on Slashdot too. Aft
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Well the "do not track" really shouldn't be enbled by default, anymore than a DVR should skip over TV ads by default. The courts have already ruled DVR makers may not do auto-ad-skip, because it's the same as stealing copyrighted TV broadcast. Ads can still be skipped but only if initiated by the customer.
Personally I like the ads. They give me free TV, free radio, and free internet. Plus they are easy-to-ignore; most of the time I don't even see them.
Re:Gee, How Much Google Paid For This (Score:2)
The courts have already ruled DVR makers may not do auto-ad-skip, because it's the same as stealing copyrighted TV broadcast.
Citation Needed