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Re:Germany bans Facebook from handling WhatsApp data over pr... by trutannus on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @09:54AM (#27130328)
You don't call up Facebook and ask for a few TB of data. You use ad targeting services which are essentially an abstraction on top of a personal data aggregation and analysis system.
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Re:Germany bans Facebook from handling WhatsApp data over pr... by jp555 on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @04:31PM (#27134788)
Right, Facebook’s ability to make money comes from how well it keeps user data secret, so it can sell abstracted access to advertisers.
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Re:Germany bans Facebook from handling WhatsApp data over pr... by freeflight on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @11:06PM (#27137981)
It's selling data with extra steps, still selling data.
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Re:Germany bans Facebook from handling WhatsApp data over pr... by jp555 on Friday May 14, 2021 @06:58AM (#27152902)
That's just obtuse. It’s clearly not selling user data at all. When I buy FB ads I cannot not get any user data. I can pick they type of user I want to see my advert, but I cannot know who they are.

If you have a FB account you can try this and see for yourself right now for a few bucks.

But maybe I'm wrong. Can tell me how they do sell user data?

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Re:Germany bans Facebook from handling WhatsApp data over pr... by trutannus on Friday May 21, 2021 @01:03PM (#27236738)
You're correct. If they sold the data, then they would sell themselves out of their own market.
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