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I would like to simply block irrelevant YouTube ads while my toddler indulges in ‘Land before time’ episodes. Is that possible? Last time I checked they use some randomised domains to load ads...
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I think it's safe to say that 99.999% of people do not share your bizarre youtube-watching setup. I think it's also safe to say that the 60s-ish master craftsman featured is never even going to attempt to cut down his demonstrative, highly visual content to fit in an inferior, limited blog post. I don't even know what your point is. How about you try not watching videos through a VM with no sound.
True. But even if I had sound, I'd pick text over video. I don't have the patience for unedited rambling. I don't have sound because it'd be a security vulnerability. Given that my wife has a mobile on 24/7.
This is a nice idea, but the one thing I haven't been able to divorce myself from is YouTube. I really hate how Google has allowed such a wealth of constant information that completely dwarfs alternative video hosting sites. As censorious as Google can be(now "up next" is always some video from CNN or Fox), blocking YouTube from my network would mean cutting myself off from a large portion of the world.
It’s fascinating how differently the YouTube algorithm treats people. I've not once seen a Fox or CNN video recommended, I didn't even know they had a presence on YouTube
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It's folly to think an account is the only way for advertisers and retailers to identify and track you. Signing up for an account is just more explicitly forking over and sharing data. But you're being tracked by every possible method, and it is possible to piece together the remaining information.
Where is your evidence? Did you even read my comment? The typical pihole lists already include tracking domains. What you imply is that if I visit youtube.com with tracking disabled, they still create a profile of me. Then tell me, what unique identifier do they use?
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Where is your evidence? Did you even read my comment? The typical pihole lists already include tracking domains. What you imply is that if I visit youtube.com with tracking disabled, they still create a profile of me. Then tell me, what unique identifier do they use?
Browser fingerprint, referrers, available cookies, IP address immediately come to mind.
Maybe they have machine learning which combines a couple of factors and then create long-term profiles based on the likelihood of some data belonging to the same person.
That would be illegal though.
The problem is that JS Fonts and other CDNed stuff won't load and websites will hang or work weird - particularly Stackoverflow. Bc it's all over https you can't MITM it and inject your own with OpenWRT/piholes. Decentraleyes (a Firefox browser extension) fixes some of this, but not all. If anyone has any additional suggestions, please let me know (it makes life bearable in China without a VPN)
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I clear my YouTube search and watch history about once a week. Partly because of privacy, but also because a single binge of, say, metal casting videos does not mean I want them recommend ever again in the future.
They use browser fingerprinting and/or IP addresses as well. Even on a brand new browser session, doing something even slightly related to the previous session brings back its entire recommendation history.
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It’s fascinating how differently the YouTube algorithm treats people. I've not once seen a Fox or CNN video recommended, I didn't even know they had a presence on YouTube
It thinks I’m addicted to opiates because of the suboxone ads it presents, only because sometimes I listen to 90’s techno, rave music.
I’m 39, divorced, and have 2 kids
It’s almost as if the big data sales pitch is an epic joke like nuclear powered everything being pitched in the 50s
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Browser fingerprint, referrers, available cookies, IP address immediately come to mind.
OK, but how do you account for changing IP-Addresses? You would need to take one identifier that never changes. Maybe they have machine learning which combines a couple of factors and then create long-term profiles based on the likelihood of some data belonging to the same person. That would be illegal though.
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I clear my YouTube search and watch history about once a week. Partly because of privacy, but also because a single binge of, say, metal casting videos does not mean I want them recommend ever again in the future.
One thing this opens you up to is the average recommendation, which is biased towards inflammatory or click-bait content.