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		troglotit on July 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Homebrew's analytics have moved to the EU and away... For me having fridge ads is not bad (maybe even good). What's much worse is data brokers making money by selling everything that's known to every website about me to Cambridge Analytics/CIA/FSB. Also, pop-ups are a bit annoying, but most of the time websites work OK if you refuse to save cookies. So, like, I'm 1 click away from stopping those political actors to have info on me - a W for me

amelius on July 7, 2023 [–]

> What's much worse is data brokers making money by selling everything that's known to every website about me to Cambridge Analytics/CIA/FSB.

Add CCP to that list and you might see some eyebrow raising in Congress.

H8crilA on July 7, 2023 | [–]

We have finally reached the point at which nobody cares any more about the FSB or the GRU.

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