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Re:EU agency advises against using search and browsing histo... by prepend on Saturday August 28, 2021 @12:58PM (#28339530)
> unsavory email list.

Of course that too. It’s not exclusive with search poisoning.

> $2million

It seems that way in that it’s either stupid advertisers that think rich people Google that. Or people thinking there’s a mindset of get rich quick, crypto scams who Google that.

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Re:EU agency advises against using search and browsing histo... by bobthepanda on Saturday August 28, 2021 @01:10PM (#28339633)
> It’s not exclusive with search poisoning.

Not to say that it is, but email lists being sold around is table stakes for advertising and search, so that might be faster and easier than trying to change ad results via search queries.

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