Regulation of the internet, Advertisers and their tracking-spiked cookies.
First of all, welcome to my blog. I figured I needed somewhere to post my musings, rambles and thoughts now that I've deleted my twitter, after watching The Social Dilemma on Netflix. (Really good watch by the way.) I'll be posting stuff about the internet and technology, politics, music, electronic engineering, synthesisers, and possibly more. I've just watched Tom Scott's latest video on "Why the web is such a mess", where he talks about advertisers, cookies, GDPR, etc. Watch below: At 9:19 "Every bit of freedom that a designer has for creativity and good is also freedom for abuse. That's true not just on the web, but in every single aspect of the online world." (And many, including myself, would argue the real world too, *cough cough* free-market neoliberalism *cough cough* 2008) The internet, as with many things, must have a minimum amount of regulation to prevent abuse of power by corporate bodies or those in positions of power. I believe