TL;DR: Reddit is removing the option to opt out of ad personalization, targeting ads based on user activity. Some specific ad categories can still be limited, but there’s no more opt-out option.

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    1 year ago

    Consumers don’t have the time and energy to research every product to the depth required foe the first two.

    You don’t need to go on a research project to see the personal info fields in a sign-up form.

    For more complicated stuff, a labeling program would help.

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      1 year ago

      On some products, these steps occur after you’ve purchased and opened the product and are setting it up.

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        1 year ago

        1a. Exercise your right to return things that have invasive hidden requirements.

        (And this is another area where a labeling program would help.)