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Originally Posted by feesch
but if you don't realise that you are being 'persuaded' then all credit to the 'persuaders', because that is their job.
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Phorm is more akin to being stalked than persuaded.
Great advertising understands the underlying needs of customers. It doesn't need to stalk people to persuade them.
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Originally Posted by feesch
So my point is that advertsing and technology ARE part of the debate - and how both are combined and used is a given. You are not going to win this one by saying advertsing doesn't work and we don't want progress - there has to be a smarter and more navigatable solution.
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In nearly 1000 posts I don't think I've read one that says advertising doesn't work.
However, for an economy to work properly, you require private, secure, and trustworthy communication services.
If you deny those principles, a society will reinstate them for themselves, for example by encrypting data, and communicating & trading in secret. It has profound implications for Government; how do you detect criminal misconduct in such a situation?
There have to be limits on marketing, else why not break down my front door, take an inventory of my living room, and decide whether I need a new TV and sofa.
Communication interception by private companies for targeted advertising is obscene, and crosses the line for me.