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It is more precise to say, that they sell the idea, that they know better due to the fact that they have the data about you.


Yeah. They sell access to you, so an advertiser can tell Google "I want this shown to a mid-thirties tech worker living in SF who likes x,y,z and frequents traveling to q" and Google will show you their ad.




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