Google To Monitor Surfing Habits For Ad-Serving

superglaze (ZDNet UK) writes "Google is gearing up to launch cookie-based 'interest-based' advertising, which involves monitoring the user's passage across various WebSense partner sites. The idea is to have better-targeted advertising, which is not a million miles away from what Phorm is trying to do — the difference, it seems at first glance, is that Google is being relatively up-front about its intentions."

"Google is being... upfront about its intentions"

[MadDogX]

But of course they are! Just like any good villain, they are telling us all about their evil plans right before they feed us to the sharks with frikkin lasers on their heads. If you ask me, this is absolute proof of Googles pure und utter fiendishness. We're doomed!

Re:"Google is being... upfront about its intention

[plover]

"Google, you fiend, do you really expect me to opt out?"
"No, Mr. MadDogX, I expect you to die."

Re:evil?

[vishbar]

Hahaha....actually I found that out the hard way. I bought something to...enhance...my relationship with a girlfriend (now an ex girlfriend). Every time I sign in I get suggested items for body chocolate, kama sutra tapes, and dildos that look like weapons.

Re:From the article...

[blueg3]

(as should most people, since 99.9999999% of all cookies are redundant)

There's a word in English, "most", appropriate for this situation. It's not necessary or helpful to invent obviously-made-up-numbers to illustrate "most". I doubt you have data to back up that only one in one billion cookies is useful.

Re:Not as bad as Phorm for TWO simple reasons

[oodaloop]

NO ONE expects the Spanish Inquisition!

Re:Place your faith in AdBlockPlus and Filterset G

[Hatta]

Having no faith in the integrity of Anything on the Web, I choose to block those ads

Where did you get AdBlock from?

Re:evil?

[vishbar]

When they're doing a report on vegetation in China and they Google "Asian bushes" there might be an issue.

Re:evil?

[Exitar]

But I'm worried to see Disney ads while I'm watching p0rn!

Re:From the article...

[genner]

(as should most people, since 99.9999999% of all cookies are redundant)

There's a word in English, "most", appropriate for this situation. It's not necessary or helpful to invent obviously-made-up-numbers to illustrate "most". I doubt you have data to back up that only one in one billion cookies is useful.

I agree 110 percent!