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Re:I asked an online tracking company for all of my data (2018) by WoefullyInept on Monday September 21, 2020 @03:08PM (#24547179)
This is why I cringe when I read articles like this.

To Quantcast she was just a cookie with some events that ultimately indicated she might like x and has shown interest in buying y.

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Re:I asked an online tracking company for all of my data (2018) by sroussey on Monday September 21, 2020 @05:08PM (#24548500)
A cookie to take to live ramp and they tell you all the other “anonymous” ids you have, including those that can identify you. Which is how ads follow across devices, for example. But can be used for any purpose.
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