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Comment by howunfortunate

1 day ago

Guaranteed deidentified, as the quote above is talking implying?

It's truly totally ok with me, yes.

(I get the non-anonymized concerns, or risk of becoming non-anonymized, that's not what I'm confused about)

But you are deanonymized. That’s the entire argument. I’m not sure you understand.

  • I don't think I do.

    Is the implication that the machine knows me so deeply that it doesn't matter if it connect my device ID to my name? That it knows me deeply as a person regardless of what identifiers are used?

    If that's what meant, I have to say: 1. That's an absurd overestimation of the current capabilities of adtech 2. Even if it were true, I'm not sure I'd be that bothered by it? What I'm bothered by is what could be done with that intimate knowledge. And if the answer is just "show me the absolute most optimal ads", this doesn't really bother me.

    That's why the quote I highlighted confuses me.