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To: chickenlips
Of course they are. When a service is provided to you for free, the commodity that is being marketed is you.
2 posted on 01/21/2024 4:33:07 PM PST by Apparatchik (Русские свиньи, идите домой!)
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To: Apparatchik

Even when you pay for it. Mobile phone companies, cable TV, even streaming services all sell data on their users. At least FB doesn’t charge you to use like they do.


6 posted on 01/21/2024 4:37:11 PM PST by Fai Mao (Starve the Beast and steal its food.)
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To: Apparatchik

That applies to every “free app” btw.

When I read some Freeper bragging about a deal they got using an app I cringe.


12 posted on 01/21/2024 5:00:15 PM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: Apparatchik

Exactly.


20 posted on 01/21/2024 5:20:36 PM PST by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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