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by notinmykernel 672 days ago
Human behaviors are commodities. For every "good" there is a "bad" under active exploitation.

For instance, health information can be used to recommend relevant product, and it can be sold to insurance companies who will dynamically adjust your rates based on your "health profile." All from an invasive tracking pixel. Thanks, Meta.

The only positive outcome is increased data privacy standards.