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Imagine you are a web user who has just found out about behavioural targeting. Use the information
sources provided by the industry to form an opinion. Discuss with others studying your course
whether you believe behavioural ad targeting should be banned (as has been proposed in some
countries) or whether it is acceptable. Suggested information sources:
Because many of the websites that Mary visits are related to gardening, Google puts her number
(114411) in the ‘gardening enthusiast’ interest category. As a result, Google will show more
gardening ads to Mary (based on her browser) as she browses websites that use AdSense