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by paxys 992 days ago
What is there to deanonymize? Facebook isn't selling anonymized data. The aren't selling any data.
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The ad space is data. If you chose the right categories you can reasonably identify someone. The whole purpose of behavioral advertising is to identify groups, you can make those groups =1 if your clever. Look up deanonymization. It's one of those problems that also affect researchers because it's hard to keep db data anonymous too.
You need to read up on how online advertising works. Or better yet spend a couple of dollars and try it yourself. None of what you are saying makes any sense.