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Re:Firefox to Block All 3rd Party Trackers by Default by Freak_NL on Friday February 22, 2019 @02:14PM (#19228175)
And what is that data used for, if not targetted advertising?

The data is a means to an end: the ability to provide advertisers with a way to reach very specific groups of people, and a way for advertising platforms to track not just the same user, but a very detailed user profile.

Knowing what people's interests are is worth diddly-squat until you use that knowledge to push ads to them that are likely to resonate with them.

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