Public Reaction to Targeted Advertising

Posted on October 17, 2009

 
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Dr. Joseph Turow, University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Joseph Turow, University of Pennsylvania

If you would like to learn what the public says about their attitudes toward behaviorally-targeted advertising, this audio interview is for you.

A recent study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California at Berkeley concludes that a two-to-one majority of Americans do not want marketers to tailor advertisements to their interests. The 1,000-person survey further indicates that nearly 90% of us particularly object to anonymous tracking of our Web-surfing for purposes of creating behaviorally-targeted ads.

Our interview today is with Dr. Joseph Turow of the University of Pennsylvania who was one of the authors.   Read more…