This article made me think of the scene in "Minority Report" (2002) where the Tom Cruise character Tom Anderton, is walking along and the advertisements on the mall walls come to life, addressing him and tailoring the ads to his personal likes and preferences.
I guess we are there already on the web. I hate this kind of stuff because the reason I don't like watching commercial TV is the access to ads. Why now, that I am on the web, do I have to be subjected to this stuff. I do agree that this is an invasion of my privacy but know that the billions invested in the advertising industry is a heavy push for this. Interesting article and a bummer that guys like these fellows are "dialing" into keeping advertising alive in our tailored, digital existence.......
Of course in "Minority Report", Tom has to eventually get rid of his eyes as they give away his identity. Somehow our freedom on the web in light of the powerful ad industry isn't going to be so free anymore. Yuck!
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