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I think a reasonable person would say better ad-tracking does not provide a direct benefit to a user.
The argument is that better ad-tracking means that companies such as mozilla can make money from advertisements while providing "better" privacy then the cookies/fingerprinting everywhere model.
That is a indirect benefit for the user. If they don't use the new ad-tracking how does their experience change? Not at all. So any benefits are down the line.
That's not a reasonable person. That's an ignorant conspiracy theorist whose reality is grounded in delusion because right now advertisers take what they want and what they can get and the average user is depending on the browser to pay whack-a-mole with the invasive privacy tech they build and it's not sustainable.
There has never been a suggestion that Mozilla is planning to monetize PPA for themselves.
The benefit is that it's better than what we have now.
Ah, yes, ad-hom people you disagree with, that's always a compelling argument.
Maybe you should learn how much we're actively tracked today before making your claims.
I highly recommend "Taking Control of Your Personal Data" by prof. Jennifer Golbeck, published by The Teaching Company, ISBN:978-1629978390, likely available at your local library as a DVD or streaming.
A lovely bit of tu quoque in the afternoon! 🤤
Since I think of myself as a reasonable person, and I agree with what said by the privacy guides editor, that means I'm also a "ignorant conspiracy theorist" and I may be just conspiring about my ignorance but I don't appreciate being devalued as such.
Mozilla purchased a advertisement company... that's a pretty strong step towards monetization.
One has nothing to do with another, since the other person replied with logical fallacies, I'll point out that you're using a false cause. Regarding your feeling devalued when you bandwagon and push a false narrative in order to assist in manufacturing outrage is on you.
And for the record, reasonable people stick to the facts, they don't pull random bits of information to support theories with zero standing.