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UK petition to ban harvesting of behavioural metadata for ads
(petition.parliament.uk)
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this post was submitted on 13 May 2025
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Come on, ban ALL data collection for ads. This will be good for privacy, and for the environment. The internet will save enormous amounts on power and hardware.
Damn, I hadn't even thought about the environment impact! Is there any research quantifying that?
There is, even though they are estimates. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2347683-online-adverts-estimated-to-use-as-much-energy-as-a-small-country/