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Re:Only 17% of consumers believe personalized ads are ethica... by Tade0 on Monday November 16, 2020 @06:59AM (#25110639)
I bought a laptop this year - naturally the ads changed accordingly.

Out of curiosity I clicked - "Out of Stock". No surprise here, because there were literally less than 10 units in my country sent in one batch, but why advertise it then?

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Re:Only 17% of consumers believe personalized ads are ethica... by majewsky on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @08:10AM (#25123314)
Number of visits to the product page is probably used as a signal for how much to restock.
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