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Re:Facebook Seeks Shutdown of NYU Research Project into Poli... by rbecker on Friday October 23, 2020 @09:25PM (#24876135)
That's a good point, and the distinction is subtle. I think it lies in using "their data" to describe both what pages they choose to look at, and what ads Facebook decides to show them. These two types of data should really be treated separately.

Of course, one could argue that Facebook has a right to communicate with their users confidentially. But it's a bit of a stretch to treat ads as private communication.

Re:Facebook Seeks Shutdown of NYU Research Project into Poli... by pbalau on Friday October 23, 2020 @11:55PM (#24876821)
The ad itself is not private information. The fact that I match the targeting for said ad, is.
Re:Facebook Seeks Shutdown of NYU Research Project into Poli... by Xylakant on Saturday October 24, 2020 @02:41AM (#24877416)
What needs to be published is not that you match the targeting. The information that needs publishing is „who is targeting which ad with what criteria.“ That is:

The advertiser, The ad, the targeting given.

None of this contains private information and it‘s equivalent to what‘s known about ads in a newspaper.