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by wmurmann 2295 days ago
Who do they sell data to ? The phrase 'selling data' always seemed handwavy to me. What products/services can you make from that data ? Forecasting ? Customer tracking ? Wouldn't deanonymization make the service illegal or is that a grey area ?
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Anyone willing to pay.

Or with the technical chops to exfiltrate.

Banks and marketing organisations are a major customer. So are skip-tracers, collections agencies, and scammers (who can build impressive profiles of gullible marks based on purchasing / spending habits).