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Actually in this case it's pretty easy. If you're gay and use dating apps, and didn't opt out of application usage history in your settings, the presence of those apps in your history will flag you as having that interest to advertisers. The google analytics get resold/repackaged, either directly or indirectly through data brokers, to Facebook. Facebook suddenly starts displaying ads for expensive mens' underwear.


Ha, I get ads on FB for expensive men's underwear. Their algorithms clearly have room for improvement.


Really? Google Analytics repackages and sells user data to third party data brokers?




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