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submitted 2 days ago by gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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i think the article does a wonderful job at illustrating the point without even uttering a single word

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[–] Admax@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I could see a few way to make it even closer to todays standards :

  • Make the cookie message say "We care about your privacy" and mention their 1700+ partners in the same breath
  • Add more ads in the article, every other paragraph or so

But it definitely feel accurate and gets the point accross…

What else would you good people add to the list ?

[–] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
  • download our app (on mobile)
  • asks you to make an account every time you scroll down a little further (like instagram actually does in my browser)
  • article is 3 paragraphs long, afterwards 15 paragraphs of unrelated "recommended content"
  • videos start autoplaying
  • there's an annoying source of sound that you can't seem to track down
[–] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

oh btw: about that sound: Alibaba already does it (and uses it as a way to track you, as all browser audio APIs have slightly different measurable variables)

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 10 points 2 days ago

Legitimate Interest (14732 partners)

[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

An auto-playing video that automatically goes full screen, loudly advertising hemorrhoid medication.

And then an ad that covers the screen so that controls are not visible, and follows on scrolling.

Also, it should mention that my browser is too old.

[–] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

And then an ad that covers the screen so that controls are not visible, and follows on scrolling.

yeah and the "x" to close the ad is so small that you necessarily misclick (especially on mobile) and it opens another tab that redirects to the play store. now play store knows you're into this shit and keeps recommending it to you.