By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/09/2026Let me unpack that for you, because unless you're an ad-tech weirdo, chances are you have no idea how any of this works and don't think it affects you. 180
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/09/2026But the reality is that this is costing *you* money. It's one of the dirtiest, most profitable scams in the entire tech economy, which is saying something, because that is an economy that is *made of scams*: pluralistic.net/2026/09/04/c...pluralistic.netPluralistic: Amazon achieves enshittification inception (04 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 1130
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/09/2026Unlike older ads, which were targeted based on *content* (say, an ad for a hotel might run next to a newspaper article about a beachside town) modern ads are built on surveillance. 190
