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Re:Facebook now denying access unless EU users opt-in to tra... by zerostar07 on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @12:15PM (#17031035)
What is facebook's business? Targeted advertising. They don't sell you a friends management system for $0, they sell targeted ads to people who expect to receive targeted ads, and tracking is necessary for that.

The same can be said about google's search service. The search still works, but adsense and adwords won't work without your private info. And google can claim it doesn't sell search, they sell ads.

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Re:Facebook now denying access unless EU users opt-in to tra... by KozmoNau7 on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @02:51PM (#17032703)
It's not strictly about which services you are selling, it is about which services you are providing, and Facebook absolutely provide a social network website/app. Google absolutely provides search and email.
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