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They have been saving it for years. How do you think they give so much away for free? By selling the information they collect.


When you say selling the information , do you mean actually selling the information or selling ad slots to target specific people/groups based on data.


Would it be overly cynical to say that I assume they'll do whichever gets them the most money?


Within reason. Data is valuable. You make far more money gathering data, keeping it private but selling the ability to advertise against that data , than outright selling it. Think of it as “Data-As-A-Service”. Your data loses value if you’re just outright selling it.




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