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Re:EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebo... by mcv on Thursday November 02, 2023 @08:24AM (#38112521)
Political manipulation is a lot easier if the manipulator knows everything about you.
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Re:EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebo... by Nextgrid on Thursday November 02, 2023 @08:31AM (#38112589)
And doesn't even have to build & fund the infrastructure themselves.

Same for government surveillance - adtech/marketing is a boon to it because they don't even have to build/maintain their own surveillance infrastructure anymore.

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Re:EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebo... by thfuran on Thursday November 02, 2023 @09:25AM (#38113194)
Not only that, but they can now just buy information that they wouldn't legally be able to collect themselves.
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