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Why are tech company's so interested in my boring ass data? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Daft_ish@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Like why do they care how many times I go to porn hub every day or that nothing gets me harder than a free use MILF? Why do they care that I don't know how to spell consistency so I have to Google it every 3 months.

What the fuck is wrong with people?

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[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Or mine, "has only ever clicked an ad by accident and immediately closed it every time, we'll keep trying I guess. Oh fuck, he got uBlock."

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 1 points 7 months ago

Yes, but what you click on through articles, and where you stop strolling for a while in a feed (suggesting you are reading the post), and what videos you watch, and what you buy online, and who you correspond with by email and their preferences, and…