Why is there a TikTok tracking pixel on UberEats what is this crap?

Post by timando » Sun, Mar 06, 2022, 10:26 PM UTC

pc86 wrote: post #110

starsep wrote: post #109

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Ads themselves might be fine to you (I disagree). Breaking privacy laws, spying on users, and dark patterns to trick user into "consent" is not.

And one need have the other so I can't imagine what exactly it is you're talking about in the context of a reply to the statement "Ads are fine."

Post by derimagia » Sun, Mar 06, 2022, 10:36 PM UTC

Ourgon wrote: post #122

The answer to this is the same as to all similar questions: why are you not blocking third-party content by default ? To which the reaction tends to be that this is too difficult/too much hassle/should not be necessary. No, it should not be necessary just like locking your door should be necessary. Unfortunately, it is. By the way, in this specific case another answer is "UberEats? Learn To Cook™!"

Post by topaz0 » Sun, Mar 06, 2022, 10:45 PM UTC

beckman466 wrote: post #32

1vuio0pswjnm7 wrote: post #29

As one can see from comments on HN, it bothers some website developers when these basic tactics are openly discussed. The user gets no choice over whether her data is shared, or with whom it is shared. The expectation appears to be that no one will ever complain, whether for the first time or on a consistent basis. Perhaps there is a belief that if a certain amount of time passes without any complaints, this signifie…

> As one can see from comments on HN, it bothers some website developers when these basic tactics are openly discussed. no in this case i think this post has everything to do with OP believing that this pixel tracking by a non-American/non-Western firm (in this case Chinese) is somehow less kosher compared to tracking by Silicon Valley social media platforms/firms (who, as others have pointed out, use exactly the sam…

Post by matt-attack » Sun, Mar 06, 2022, 10:52 PM UTC

1_player wrote: post #85

dvt wrote: post #13

As someone that has spent a sizable amount of my career in ad products, the outrage here is kind of (sadly) funny. A conversion pixel? Hah, if you only had an idea of what the Facebook data faucet looked like in 2007-2017, your hairs would stand. Pretty sure they were breaking all kinds of PII laws.

> As someone that has spent a sizable amount of my career in ad products, the outrage here is kind of (sadly) funny Imagine gloating and being proud of such a career.

Post by mkr-hn » Sun, Mar 06, 2022, 10:54 PM UTC

notatoad wrote: post #91

skummetmaelk wrote: post #70

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Yes, everyone knows. That's why there are people in this thread and others like it, on a website catering to highly technical people, who are surprised at how deep the tracking goes and what it is used for. Surely then, the average person is much more informed!

i encourage you to talk to an "average person" about this some time. check with your parents to see how much they assume they're being tracked online. most people i've discussed the topic with misunderstand how much they're being tracked, but assume that they are being tracked more than they actually are, not less. and they're totally okay with that.