International coalition calls for action against surveillance-based advertising
Interesting article, this fightback has now started, there is hopefully no going back and we will see an end to all this tracking, advertising and other unwanted nonsense.
**Groups in Europe and U.S. ask for action to end practices that threaten citizens’ rights. **
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Every day, consumers are exposed to extensive commercial surveillance online. This leads to manipulation, fraud, discrimination and privacy violations. Information about what we like, our purchases, mental and physical health, sexual orientation, location and political views are collected, combined and used under the guise of targeting advertising.
You can read the full article at [1]. I have also included a link to a Discourse thread as well as a link to the Data Detox kit.
REFERENCES
1 Article
2. Discourse Discussion
3. Data Detox Kit
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#YearOfTheFediverse,,Report,#Threats,#Consumers,#Surveillance,
#advertising,#Privacy,#Adverts,#Profit,#Digital,#Rights
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