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by jp555 1870 days ago
Right, Facebook’s ability to make money comes from how well it keeps user data secret, so it can sell abstracted access to advertisers.
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freeflight 1870 days ago
It's selling data with extra steps, still selling data.
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jp555 1869 days ago
That's just obtuse. It’s clearly not selling user data at all. When I buy FB ads I cannot not get any user data. I can pick they type of user I want to see my advert, but I cannot know who they are.

If you have a FB account you can try this and see for yourself right now for a few bucks.

But maybe I'm wrong. Can tell me how they do sell user data?

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trutannus 1861 days ago
You're correct. If they sold the data, then they would sell themselves out of their own market.
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