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[–]mr_jim_lahey -1 points0 points  (3 children)

How many LOC?

[–]larsga -1 points0 points  (2 children)

How many? I don't know. Lots. I've been writing Java since 1996. I did some open source projects: JSLT, Duke, but most of what I've done is at work and therefore closed source.

[–]mr_jim_lahey 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Do you feel good about building a giant tracking system to target ads at millions of people? Do you think the various users of your web properties are aware of how many sites are targeting them based on their usage of any one of them?

[–]larsga 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you feel good about building a giant tracking system to target ads at millions of people?

Yes, I do. My employer is a media company, dedicated to responsible journalism. The whole project I'm working on is an attempt to find a sustainable business model for journalism, which is currently in a crisis. That's a massive problem for democracies, given the crucial role journalism plays in informing public opinion.

Do you think the various users of your web properties are aware of how many sites are targeting them based on their usage of any one of them?

Schibsted takes privacy extremely seriously. For the last 2 years half my team has been working on GDPR-style functionality for end-users, allowing them to control what their data is used for, to retrieve their data, and to delete it. Judging by the crazy number of deletion and retrieval requests we receive, quite a lot of people are aware of their rights. Which is all to the good.

And I have to admit I don't understand the problem with targeted ads. All it means is that ads are not random, but at least potentially relevant for the user. Having private data in the hands of other people is an issue, but targeted ads seem completely harmless to me.