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Re:Etsy Strike by burntoutfire on Monday April 11, 2022 @02:53PM (#30993054)
How can he get that from just a photo?
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Re:Etsy Strike by heavyset_go on Monday April 11, 2022 @04:35PM (#30994606)
From firms like this[1].

[1] https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dmkyq/heres-the-file-clearv...

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Re:Etsy Strike by kevin_thibedeau on Monday April 11, 2022 @03:39PM (#30993698)
You collect cell phone IMEIs and sell it to a data broker that aggregates multiple sources to pinpoint strong associations that lead back to a shopper's home. In return you get demographic data on your customers.
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