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Re:Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse by techntoke on Sunday May 12, 2019 @03:55PM (#19894134)
Wtf? How did they get credit ratings and where was that reported? That sounds like a huge red flag.
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Re:Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse by cm2012 on Sunday May 12, 2019 @04:08PM (#19894222)
Companies like infogroup estimate credit score for all Americans. You can buy that + estimated income + addresses for every American for not that much money.

This has nothing to do with social media. Credit card companies and other direct mail orgs have been buying and selling this stuff since the 80s.

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Re:Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse by spiderjerusalem on Sunday May 12, 2019 @05:33PM (#19894718)
Do you have an estimate for how much 'not that much money' is?
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Re:Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse by cm2012 on Sunday May 12, 2019 @05:54PM (#19894818)
You can buy a person's data in bulk for a penny each.
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Re:Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse by nullwasamistake on Sunday May 12, 2019 @04:10PM (#19894239)
Credit ratings are a dime a dozen when you're doing targeted ads. How do you think the 3 for profit ratings agencies make money? I get tons of mail telling me to consolidate my student loans, it's not random
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