- From: Harry Halpin <hhalpin@ibiblio.org>
- Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 12:01:16 -1100
- To: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Cc: Mark Watson <watsonm@netflix.com>, "public-html-media@w3.org" <public-html-media@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAE1ny+7yM1SK0BoURJbMkHCxFe3ms_-y30bQahnCFapuit+YZA@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 11:56 AM, David Singer <singer@apple.com> wrote: > > > On Apr 11, 2017, at 15:49 , Harry Halpin <hhalpin@ibiblio.org> wrote: > > > > > >> I mean, more explicitly, that Google could clearly gain advantage by > having their browser pony up privacy-sensitive tracking information that > would enhance their ad targeting and hence their ad sales. Yet users trust > them not to do this in a user-hostile way. I don't see the situation is > any different with DRM, except that the amount of money Google stand to > make from DRM is probably insignificant compared to their ad revenue. > >> > > Not so. Thus interest in various ad-blockers, privacy-enhanced browsing, > etc. > > > "The bulk of Google’s $75 billion revenue in 2015 came from its proprietary > advertising service, Google AdWords. Of that revenue, over 77% – or just > over $52 billion – came from Google’s own websites. > > Read more: The Business of Google (GOOG) | Investopedia > http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/020515/business-google.asp# > ixzz4dz5ukeRu > Follow us: Investopedia on Facebook” > > You must be saying something other than what I understand; all indications > I have are that Google does almost all it does in order to sell more > advertising, including why they deliver media. > David, I would suggest you actually read the thread. I am stating "Users do not mindlessly trust Google UA implementers, and therefore there has been a surge of interest in ad-blockers and privacy-enhanced browsers." as a response to MarkW's belief that "users always trust UA implementers." Whether or not the long-term business model of the Web ends up being more dependent on advertising or DRM or some combination thereof is pure speculation, and clearly out of scope. However, I am asking this Working Group to adopt, as per WebRTC, an 'off-by-default' setting for EME, which is clearly, as per Paul Cotton's previous take on this issue, *in scope.* cheers, harry > > David Singer > Manager, Software Standards, Apple Inc. > >
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