• NotSteve_@piefed.ca
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    1 day ago

    Yeah, my understanding is that companies generate this data and just sell it unprocessed to data harvesting companies who link it with other data they’ve been sold. Companies seeking targeted info can then request data with varying levels of depth.

    Like a company may request a list of emails of users who are very good (or bad) about brushing their teeth everyday to target ads at