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Re:Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted ... by mulmen on Monday October 29, 2018 @02:38PM (#18329993)
Sure but did you have any other interaction with the internet about these topics? Did you search Google for tree house building codes? Did you search Pinterest or Instagram for ideas?

I have heard this anecdote many times but I don't believe Facebook is actually recording everything we say. Mostly because I don't think our phones have that kind of battery life. I do think they have data on essentially everything you do online.

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Re:Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted ... by cknoxrun on Monday October 29, 2018 @03:47PM (#18330669)
I wonder if it is also possible they associate you with searches your friends have done after being in the same location? So if you chat about going to Bali with your friends or co-workers, and one of them searches for Bali flights, they then display Bali ads to the entire group.
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Re:Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted ... by therealx on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @03:31PM (#18348609)
This is true, they are known to monitor location all the time and display ads like this. They will also suggest people to be friends if they find you guys hang out in person a lot.
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Re:Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted ... by softawre on Monday October 29, 2018 @03:46PM (#18330660)
Another common one is credit card data. If you buy a special razor at Kroger, expect to see ads about mangroomer on FB.
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Re:Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted ... by rigged-system on Monday October 29, 2018 @05:10PM (#18331506)
No. NO interaction with the Internet.
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