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Num10ck@lemmy.world
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apple doesnt make billions spying. facebook and amazon do of course too.

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hangonasecond@lemmy.world
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Apple made 4 billion in 2023 from selling advertisements on their devices. Sure, it’s only ~1% of Google’s ad business buts still technically billions

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SulaymanF@lemmy.world
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That’s not the same as spying. Apple famously doesn’t hand over user data to ad companies.

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Zamundaaa@discuss.tchncs.de
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Yes, they do. They’re just better at pretending they don’t.

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Robust Mirror@aussie.zone
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Facebook doesn’t need to spy, the users give it up willingly.

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PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
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They also spy, because just a few billion isn’t enough

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undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch
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This is the correct answer. Facebook has third-party scripts all over the internet. I wish people would understand this — just because you’re not a Facebook user doesn’t mean Facebook (or anyone else) doesn’t track you.

I’m not sure about Facebook but tons of trackers are in apps too so the typical “use an adblocker” grumble isn’t even accurate either.

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