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Re:Sacramento Sheriff sharing license plate reader data with... by chasd00 on Thursday July 06, 2023 @03:28PM (#36621479)
in the case of instagram isn't it exactly the same? Instagram is going to process the photo, find out who's in it, then their insta/FB account, and then use their association to you and ads you've clicked to try and figure out an ad to serve to them that's most likely to generate a click.

edit: i guess the difference is you're not selling them the picture, you're providing it for free.

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Re:Sacramento Sheriff sharing license plate reader data with... by jakelazaroff on Thursday July 06, 2023 @03:32PM (#36621532)
I actually don't think Instagram should be allowed to target ads to me based on other people's photos in which I happen to appear.
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