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YouTube runs experiment addressing users with ad blocker
tom66:
Indeed, I noticed it has stopped.
I read somewhere that the adblock detection was fooled by being in incognito mode, so an easy enough way to defeat it would be to require Google do not store that kind of information (because you did not consent to it.) Whether that can be distinguished from normal account data (e.g. being logged in) I don't know.
PlainName:
If incognito mode trends then Google could easily require a login to enable access, thus tracking and all that via the username rather than cookies/fingerprint/etc. Musk has just shown that requiring login to access a service doesn't have a big downside.
rdl:
I haven't seen any difference in the last few weeks as compared to the previous many years. I watch YouTube videos regularly and usually a couple or three nights a week I watch for hours at a stretch. No ads ever. I really wouldn't be hugely against paying, say $5 a month, but then I'm pretty sure they'd end up knowing way, way more about me than they do now.
Karel:
--- Quote from: rdl on October 23, 2023, 11:11:57 am ---I really wouldn't be hugely against paying, say $5 a month, but then I'm pretty sure they'd end up knowing way, way more about me than they do now.
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This.
hovadmartin:
--- Quote from: rdl on October 23, 2023, 11:11:57 am ---I'm pretty sure they'd end up knowing way, way more about gemini pet peeves than they do now.
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What did you mean by that? That they would collect your personal data (which they do anyway) if you pay a monthly fee? :bullshit:
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