Who the hell are these people?

[Bryn]

For those still floating about on the ZetaBoards network, there's now a "Privacy Settings" on the bottom-right corner and is still related to the GDPR thing going on. When you click it, you get a massive list of what seems to be advertising companies where you may wish to consent all your information to. Here's a list of them:

Spoiler: Click to see... there's a damn lot

1000mercis
1020, Inc. dba Placecast and Ericsson Emodo
1plusX AG
2KDirect, Inc. (dba iPromote)
33Across
7Hops.com Inc. (ZergNet)
A Million Ads Limited
A.Mob
Accorp Sp. z o.o.
Active Agent AG
Acuityads Inc.
Ad Unity Ltd
ad6media
ADARA MEDIA UNLIMITED
AdClear GmbH
AdColony, Inc.
AddApptr GmbH
AdElement Media Solutions Pvt Ltd
Adello Group AG
Adelphic LLC
Adform A/S
Adikteev
Adimo
ADITION technologies AG
Adkernel LLC
Adloox SA
Adludio Ltd
ADMAN - Phaistos Networks, S.A.
ADman Interactive SL
AdMaxim Inc.
Admedo Ltd
admetrics GmbH
Admotion SRL
Adobe Advertising Cloud
ADRINO Sp. z o.o.
AdRoll Inc
adrule GmbH
AdSpirit GmbH
adsquare GmbH
Adssets AB
Adtelligent Inc.
AdTheorent, Inc
AdTiming Technology Company Limited
ADUX
advanced store GmbH
ADventori SAS
Adverline
ADYOULIKE SA
Aerserv LLC
Affectv Ltd
affilinet
Amobee, Inc.
AntVoice
Apester Ltd
AppNexus Inc.
ARMIS SAS
Arrivalist Co.
Audience Trading Platform Ltd.
AudienceProject Aps
Audiens S.r.l.
Avazu Inc.
Avid Media Ltd
Avocet Systems Limited
B2B Media Group EMEA GmbH
Bannerflow AB
Beachfront Media LLC
Beemray Oy
BeeswaxIO Corporation
Bidmanagement GmbH
bidstack ltd
BIDSWITCH GmbH
Bidtellect, Inc
BidTheatre AB
Bigabid Media Ltd
Blis Media Limited
Bmind a Sales Maker Company, S.L.
Bombora Inc.
Bounce Exchange, Inc
Brand Metrics Sweden AB
Browsi Mobile Ltd
Bucksense Inc
Captify Technologies Limited
Celtra, Inc.
Centro, Inc.
CerebroAd.com s.r.o.
Clipcentric, Inc.
Cloud Technologies S.A.
Codewise Sp. z o.o. Sp. k
Collective Europe Ltd.
Collective, Inc. dba Visto
Comcast International France SAS
Commanders Act
communicationAds GmbH & Co. KG
comScore, Inc.
Confiant Inc.
Connatix Native Exchange Inc.
ConnectAd Realtime GmbH
Converge-Digital
Conversant Europe Ltd.
Crimtan Holdings Limited
Criteo SA
Cuebiq Inc.
Cxense ASA
Cybba, Inc.
Dataxu, Inc.
DEFINE MEDIA GMBH
Delta Projects AB
Demandbase, Inc.
Digilant Spain, SLU
Digital Control GmbH & Co. KG
digitalAudience
DIGITEKA Technologies
Digitize New Media Ltd
DigiTrust / IAB Tech Lab
district m inc.
DoubleVerify Inc.
dunnhumby Germany GmbH
Duplo Media AS
DynAdmic
EASYmedia GmbH
Effiliation
Emerse Sverige AB
emetriq GmbH
EMX Digital LLC
Etarget SE
Eulerian Technologies
Exactag GmbH
Exponential Interactive, Inc
Eyeota Ptd Ltd
Ezoic Inc.
Fifty Technology Limited
Flashtalking, Inc.
Forensiq LLC
FORTVISION
Free Stream Media Corp. dba Samba TV
Fyber
Gamned
GDMServices, Inc. d/b/a FiksuDSP
Gemius SA
Genius Sports Media Limited
Getintent USA, inc.
Golden Bees
Goodway Group, Inc.
Greenhouse Group BV (with its trademark LemonPI)
GroupM
GumGum, Inc.
hbfsTech
HIRO Media Ltd
Hottraffic BV (DMA Institute)
Hybrid Adtech GmbH
ID5 Technology SAS
IgnitionAi Ltd
IgnitionOne
Impression Desk Technologies Limited
Improve Digital International BV
Index Exchange, Inc.
InMobi Pte Ltd
Innovid Inc.
Inskin Media LTD
Instinctive, Inc.
Integral Ad Science, Inc.
Intent Media, Inc.
Internet BillBoard a.s.
Intowow Innovation Ltd.
INVIBES GROUP
iotec global Ltd.
IPONWEB GmbH
Jaduda GmbH
Jivox Corp
Justpremium BV
Keymantics
Knorex Pte Ltd
Leadplace - Temelio
LeftsnRight, Inc. dba LIQWID
LEMO MEDIA GROUP LIMITED
LifeStreet Corporation
Ligatus GmbH
Linicom
LiquidM Technology GmbH
Liveintent Inc.
LiveRamp, Inc.
LKQD, a division of Nexstar Digital, LLC.
Location Sciences AI Ltd
LoopMe Ltd
Lotame Solutions, Inc.
M32 Media Inc
Madington
Madison Logic, Inc.
MADVERTISE MEDIA
mainADV Srl
Marfeel Slutions S.L
Matomy Media Ltd.
Maytrics GmbH
mbr targeting GmbH
McCann Discipline LTD
Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC
MediaMath, Inc.
mediarithmics SAS
Mediasmart Mobile S.L.
Meetrics GmbH
MGID Inc.
Mindlytix SAS
MiQ
Mirando GmbH & Co KG
mobalo GmbH
Mobile Journey B.V.
Mobile Professionals BV
Mobusi Mobile Advertising S.L.
My6sense Inc.
Myntelligence Limited
N Technologies Inc.
Nano Interactive GmbH
Nativo, Inc.
Neodata Group srl
NEORY GmbH
Netsprint SA
NetSuccess, s.r.o.
NEURAL.ONE
Neustar, Inc.
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
Oath (EMEA) Limited
Ogury Ltd.
On Device Research Limited
One Person Health, Inc. (DBA Adacado)
OneTag Ltd
Onlysix Limited
Onnetwork Sp. z o.o.
Ooyala Inc
OpenX Software Ltd. and its affiliates
Optomaton UG
Oracle
Orion Semantics
ORTEC B.V.
Outbrain UK Ltd
Parsec Media Inc.
Perform Media Services Ltd
Permodo GmbH
Permutive, Inc.
pilotx.tv
Pixalate, Inc.
PIXIMEDIA SAS
Platform161
Playbuzz Ltd.
plista GmbH
Pocketmath Pte Ltd
Polar Mobile Group Inc.
PowerLinks Media Limited
PREX Programmatic Exchange GmbH&Co KG
Proxi.cloud Sp. z o.o.
PROXISTORE
Publicis Media GmbH
Publishers Internationale Pty Ltd
PubMatic, Inc.
PulsePoint, Inc.
Purch Group, Inc.
Qriously
Quantcast International Limited
Qwertize
R-Advertising
R-TARGET
Rakuten Marketing LLC
Readpeak Oy
realzeit GmbH
remerge GmbH
Research Now Group, Inc
Revcontent, LLC
Reveal Mobile, Inc
RevX Inc.
Rezonence Limited
RhythmOne, LLC
Rich Audience
Rockabox Media Ltd
Rockerbox, Inc
RockYou, Inc.
Roq.ad GmbH
RTB House S.A.
RTK.IO, Inc
S4M
Samba TV UK Limited
Sanoma Media Finland
Scene Stealer Limited
Schibsted Classified Media Spain, S.L.
Seeding Alliance GmbH
Seedtag Advertising S.L
Seenergy Netherlands B.V.
Seenthis AB
Sellpoints Inc.
Semasio GmbH
ShareThis, Inc.
Sharethrough, Inc
ShowHeroes GmbH
Sift Media, Inc
Signal Digital Inc.
Signals
Simplifi Holdings Inc.
SINGLESPOT SAS
Sirdata
Sizmek Technologies, Inc.
SK Media Group, LLC
Skimbit Ltd
SlimCut Media SAS
Smaato, Inc.
Smadex SL
Smart Adserver
smartclip Holding AG
Smartology Limited
SMARTSTREAM.TV GmbH
Snapsort Inc., operating as Sortable
Social Tokens Ltd.
Sojern, Inc.
Solocal
Somo Audience Corp
Sonobi, Inc
Sovrn Holdings Inc
Spolecznosci Sp. z o.o. Sp. k.
Spot.IM Ltd.
Spotad
SpotX
SpringServe, LLC
StackAdapt
Steel House, Inc.
Ströer Mobile Performance GmbH
Ströer SSP GmbH
Sublime Skinz
Switch Concepts Limited
SYNC
TabMo SAS
Taboola Europe Limited
TACTIC™ Real-Time Marketing AS
Tapad, Inc.
Tapjoy, Inc.
TAPTAP Networks SL
TARGETSPOT BELGIUM SPRL
Teads
Teemo SA
Telaria, Inc
Telecoming S.A.
Teroa S.A.
The ADEX GmbH
The Kantar Group Limited
The Reach Group GmbH
The Rubicon Project, Limited
The Trade Desk, Inc and affiliated companies
Thirdpresence Oy
TimeOne
Totaljobs Group Ltd
Tradedoubler AB
Tradelab, SAS
TradeTracker
travel audience GmbH
TreSensa, Inc.
Triapodi Ltd.
TripleLift, Inc.
Triton Digital Canada Inc.
twiago GmbH
Underdog Media LLC
Unruly Group Ltd
uppr GmbH
usemax advertisement (Emego GmbH)
Vdopia DBA Chocolate Platform
VECTAURY
Venatus Media Limited
Vibrant Media Limited
video intelligence AG
Video Media Groep B.V.
Videology Ltd.
Vidoomy Media SL
Viralize SRL
Visarity Technologies GmbH
Vuble
Webedia
WEBORAMA
Welect GmbH
Whenever Media Ltd
White Ops, Inc.
Widespace AB
Wizaly
xAd, Inc. dba GroundTruth
Yieldlab AG
Yieldlove GmbH
Yieldmo, Inc.
Yieldr UK
YOC AG
Yormedia Solutions Ltd
Zebestof
Zemanta, Inc.
zeotap GmbH
Zeta Global
Ziff Davis LLC

I've never even heard of every single one of them and, I don't wish to know them either. There's some shady business going on here, and maybe with Tapatalk involved...

Thoughts?

 

[Mozzie]

It has always been like that with Zeta giving your info out, its just that with the new privacy laws in place Brandon had no choice but to pout it in the link, this is nothing new, been like it for years, you will find that all hosts free or paid do the same thing, they just have to tell you know that they are doing it now..

 

[Page]

Seems that ZetaBoards has gone overboard and added every little details. All sites has to obey the new law so it's not new. But no idea why they added all advertising companies

 

[simonweb]

Seems that ZetaBoards has gone overboard and added every little details. All sites has to obey the new law so it's not new. But no idea why they added all advertising companies

Well if you collect data on your visitors using third parties it's usually a good idea (with GDPR and all) to inform your visitors about this and link to their privacy policies.

 

[Azareal]

It's all the people you sold your soul to, without even knowing it.

It is a very big list though o.o

 

[Bryn]

It has always been like that with Zeta giving your info out, its just that with the new privacy laws in place Brandon had no choice but to pout it in the link, this is nothing new, been like it for years, you will find that all hosts free or paid do the same thing, they just have to tell you know that they are doing it now..

I've been using ZB for years and this is only the first time I've had these names in front of me. Call me unawares, yeah.

But are any of them even trustworthy? I guess not. Half of their names gives me a bad vibe :\

 

[Mozzie]

He didn't have to list them before, but the new laws stated that he did, and other sites as well, but year most of those names are a little dodgy

 

[Bryn]

Yeah, some certainly give me that impression... especially when they have "Ad" in their names.

I guess we shouldn't worry too much about them, no?

 

[Page]

And of the day there are ads and if we not using them then why worrying about it...

 

[DylRicho]

For those still floating about on the ZetaBoards network, there's now a "Privacy Settings" on the bottom-right corner and is still related to the GDPR thing going on. When you click it, you get a massive list of what seems to be advertising companies where you may wish to consent all your information to. Here's a list of them:

Spoiler: Click to see... there's a damn lot

[...]

I've never even heard of every single one of them and, I don't wish to know them either. There's some shady business going on here, and maybe with Tapatalk involved...

Thoughts?

Exactly the same thing has been happening for all this time. The difference now is that GDPR enforces that the user be aware of these actions and have the option to opt out.

I know a couple of them. Nothing shady, and not the only culprit, but it's definitely not great if you're not happy with companies profiting from your personal details. You'd be surprised what your MNOs are doing while you use their network.

It happens everywhere, and that's the cold, hard truth of present day. These companies wouldn't be too happy if you were selling on their patents, now, would they?