Comments on: Google, AOL execs: Opting out of targeted ads OK by us

As advocacy groups agitate for stiffer privacy rules for online advertisers, companies' chief privacy officers say they support better technological ways of escaping Web tracking.

[brianbot5000]

Opt out? No thanks.

I would much rather HAVE targeted ads then not. I'd rather not get ads for things like Viagra or Tampax. Show me ads for things I like or things that are relavent to me - most likely I'll ignore them, but at least they won't be annoying.

[TV James]

Yeah.... more importantly...

I agree... I'd like to know when I can OPT-IN. So far, I'm not convinced that any of the ads I'm viewing are targeted to me. Unless Google did really want to hire me a few months ago.

Give me an anonymous form and I'll tell you that I'm not in the market for a new car for 3-4 years, there's no way your re-fi offer could come close to the mortgage arrangement I have, there's no way your car insurance could beat the deal I get, that I'm not looking for a new job, I'm very happily married and not looking for anything on the side, have a child under 9 years of age and another on the way, that I don't have line-of-sight to satellites in the southern sky from my house, there is no better (relatively speaking) cell phone coverage for my needs than what I currently have and I'm not in the market for any electronics at the moment, but I'm always looking for a good deal on groceries and diapers and baby food, especially if you deliver.

Give me relevance and maybe it will be harder to maintain my blindspots to the known ad locations on my favorite sites.

[psychosmurf]

Here's Your Solution:

Microsoft Firefox and AdBlock Plus. I never see adds when I visit the internet.