Does anyone know where to find more info on the surveilance economy online? I was looking for an update on the unfortunate Debora Silvestri who crashed so badly yesterday, and of course, was met with "We value your privacy" banner where I could consent to giving away… something?

The Privacy Policy talks about two cookies - both Google Analytics, and two partners for gaining "audience insights". The actual cookie pop-up list 1.709 (!) so-called "partners", many with "legitimate interest". Basically all these are companies nobody has ever heard of.

I know I'm leaking info like IP-address, browser and device details. What I can't understand is how all these 1.709 little leeches can possibly deliver enough value and generate revenue based on this information. Who pays them, and for what?

Thanks!

#advertisements #surveillance #cookies

@airwhale Many of these are middle-men. Ad agencies that engage in real -time bidding over how much they can increase* their customers’ revenue by showing their ad to your browser, brokered by Google.

* Or, more accurately, _claim to_ increase revenue, which is a different thing altogether.