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Originally Posted by JoeD
Then the next time you log into the site, you get a nice screen appearing saying
"Get better ebook recommendations, tailored to your preferences. Tick the box below to opt-in to this service.
This service works by using data collected by yada yada"
As it happens, that's already occurring with your browsing history and purchase history on amazon and other stores. A feature I wish was opt-in.
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Sadly, those are inevitably opt-out - generally by requiring a tracking cookie. :/
Frankly, it's gotten to the point that I'm going to start adding EVERY tracking/advertising service I notice (yay, Ghostery) to my hosts file. All advertisers need to know are: 1. Did the ad get hit by a unique IP address? 2. Is that IP address likely to have been a 'bot? (rather easy to figure out) 3. Was there click through? (it's a major bitch these days to disable referrer headers - and lots of sites will break without them) These are all very easy to determine without active tracking of users and their browsing habits.