Reply to post: Why the fuck should we care if Facebook's tracking pixel works properly?

Apple's pending privacy clampdown drives desperate marketers to overwhelm domain database

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Why the fuck should we care if Facebook's tracking pixel works properly?

What's wrong with Etsy sellers asking customers at checkout "where did you hear about this product?" and making Facebook one of the options? THEY are the ones who care whether Facebook ads have helped them or not, so THEY should be the ones getting information directly from customers.

Facebook wants to keep things as they are so Etsy sellers have no choice but to trust Facebook's claims about ad conversion coming out of their black box, which I'm sure is totally accurate and when mistakes are made it is random whether it is in Facebook's favor or not.

IMHO Apple shouldn't have their engineers waste time talking to Facebook about how to make their tracking pixel work. That's their problem, and it would be better for all of us if it ceased to be useful!

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