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A comment on Facebook says millions had phone numbers, search history and location stolen. Parent comment

Re:Facebook says millions had phone numbers, search history ... by danso on Monday October 15, 2018 @02:25PM (#18222253)
I imagine search history data is used to facilitate and optimize repeat searches, e.g. repeatedly looking up your secret crush or exes.
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Re:Facebook says millions had phone numbers, search history ... by TheCapn on Monday October 15, 2018 @03:39PM (#18222982)
It does actually... there used to be a way to pull out what people facebook "ranked" highest for you above others. That's why search isn't always alphabetical when you use it, it sorts the list by a preference score they generate based on how you interact with profiles
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