AdNauseam, Google, and the Myth of the "Acceptable Ad" : (on 'Freedom To Tinker: research and expert commentary on digital technologies in public life')
Research output: Other Outputs (RGC: 64A) › 64A_Other outputs
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| Original language | English |
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| Short description | Invited short article in an online journal |
| Media of output | online article |
| Publisher | Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University |
| Publication status | Published - 24 Jan 2017 |
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| Permanent Link | https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/publications/publication(dd17185a-aaee-427d-a782-41febe3ea9f1).html |
Abstract
Whether or not you are a fan of AdNauseam’s strategy, it is disconcerting to know that Google can quietly make one’s extensions and data disappear at any moment, without so much as a warning. Today it is a privacy tool that is disabled, but tomorrow it could be your photo album, chat app, or password manager. You don’t just lose the app, you lose your stored data as well: photos, chat transcripts, passwords, etc. For developers, who, incidentally, must pay a fee to post items in the Chrome store, this should cause one to think twice. Not only can your software be banned and removed without warning, with thousands of users left in the lurch, but all comments, ratings, reviews, and statistics are deleted as well.
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AdNauseam, Google, and the Myth of the "Acceptable Ad": (on 'Freedom To Tinker: research and expert commentary on digital technologies in public life'). / HOWE, Daniel.
Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University. 2017, Invited short article in an online journal.
Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University. 2017, Invited short article in an online journal.
Research output: Other Outputs (RGC: 64A) › 64A_Other outputs
