The problem isn't the adverts
The problem is the obnoxiousness of many of those ads, along with the level of secret tracking which would be classified as criminal stalking if a human was doing it.
Whilst I'm hoping that GDPR rules will curb it, I know full well that most marketing companies will ignore the law until their gonads are being barbequed and the people responsible will simply phoenix the companies to avoid the law.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
