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Well considering they completely butchered their GDPR compliance to leverage said data overseas w.r.t digital audiences (they just had to pull out) I'd guess they would like the idea of more activity data, but don't have much confidence they'll get much value from it.

it's easier to dismiss the totality of an argument if you manufacture some level of aggrievement

Who is the hypothetical you in the second to last paragraph? You are assuming one scenario, that of a brand or agency planner, who is creating a media plan with audience builder or w/e the name is these days.

Saying or assuming that no tech companies sell user data is disingenuous. Case in point, doesn't Edmunds have an exclusive data contract to share data with Oracle Data Cloud?

Just bc data doesn't leave the platform doesn't mean they are not selling products with it baked in. Maybe it's semantics, but if you buy an audience to target based on data that FB is capturing, you are buying user data.

Ehhh, the 'collect it to use internally' is a bit inaccurate. While not literally saying 'here buyer is user data that we are offering to sell you' Facebook, Google, and every other platform do sell user-derived data to advertisers in the form of native audiences or other targeting products. 'Oh you want to to serve ads to individuals that shop at Uniqlo? Here's a list of profiles to target that have checked into a Uniqlo three times in the past 6 weeks'. 'New-Parents? here are inds that have dwelled on babies-r-us (I have no idea if they still exist) or clicked to learn more about a stroller ad that was served in their Instagram feed'.

It's not 'here's all the activity data about Anthony Mouse', and user data is collected internally, but it is also baked into targeting products that they sell to brands and agencies.

This was a hearing with Zuckerberg. What evidence do you have that suggests she has no problem with phone companies? You hastily generalize a conclusion with little to no data to support it.

It absolutely does. An ex-boss of mine who tried for years got himself on one of these lists and it took a lot of effort and resources just so he could bring it up in every introduction call/meeting he made to clients.

not only that, they have approved and are planning a multi-billion dollar gate expansion project so direct asia flights aren't out of the picture.

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may be confusing with the bay

Does the same hold true if you put replace "read three..." with "research"? Perhaps it's specific to my industry (data), but I spend a considerable amount of time reading about new techniques and approaches to make our codestack more efficient.

if it was opt-in (edit: for the consumer) instead does that change the argument in any way?

I remember that being a common recommended consideration when the program launched.

I remember the Kickstarter special being around the ~$349 USD range when it was being funded. Chances are it will retail for more.

Presumably, statement (emphasis on effective) was based on the inference that content would be more relevant given additional AIO/behavior parameters. But programatic opponents could cite URL masking and other fraudulent practices that are rampant across ad-tech.

You're a bit off-base there.