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Even if you downloaded all ads in advance and ran all the logic client side, basing ads on chat info would inevitably leak information if the ad was ever clicked.


True but I'm sure they can come up with something. Maybe unclickable ads like "buy dominos pizza, only today 5% off" or "watch NBA on Prime today 7pm"...


Unclickable ads are a super interesting idea, I've never thought about that. It would change so much of the internet if ads were that simplistic.


Inevitably advertisers will want to measure the effectiveness of their advertising, so "use code XYZ at checkout" will, and "mention this ad" could, still leak targeting information.




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