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Re:Many temptations of an open-source Chrome extension devel... by SketchySeaBeast on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @05:16PM (#37068542)
True, but the theory is far older than the indicators. So maybe Facebook stopped being sneaky once those controls came in? Not saying I believe them, but there's still room for doubt there.
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Re:Many temptations of an open-source Chrome extension devel... by ummonk on Thursday August 10, 2023 @12:10AM (#37071847)
Facebook doesn't have to be the one doing it - a 3rd party that controls an app on users' phones could be selling transcribed data to companies that want to run individually tailored ads on Facebook.
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