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    An Ethical Analysis of Bell's Targeted Ad Prorgram

    Year: 2017, 2017
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Rowe, Brendan, Thesis advisor (ths): Hickson, Michael, Thesis advisor (ths): Hurley, Richard, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>Online behavioural advertising (OBA) is an advertising technique which relies on collected customer information and online activity to serve people with more relevant ads. On November 16th, 2013, Bell Canada launched their first OBA program via Bell Mobility: the Bell Targeted Ads Program, or BTAP. My thesis provides an ethical analysis of BTAP and shows that Bell undermined and violated… more