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by throwaway314158 2011 days ago
...which in turn is about ads.
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Right, but tracking being about ads does not make showing ads equivalent to tracking, although Facebook wants you to believe that. IOW, (A => B) does not imply (A <= B). Or (A <=> B), for that matter.
Based on Facebooks history of choosing profit over ethics, I wouldn't be surprised if they decide to productize surveillance of citizens to authoritarian governments, if they haven't already.