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by patrickaljord 2382 days ago
Facebook does not sell data.
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Mostly because they find it more profitable to maintain their exclusivity on the data itself and sell only ad placements.
Of course. Why sell it once, when you can keep renting it out forever?
And when you buy a Photoshop subscription, Adobe doesn't technically sell you software, either.