@bagder @res260 oh yes. Studies have shown tracking doesn't really improve the effectiveness of adds in terms of sales, half as much as it can amplify a negative opinion.
But it does generate a lot of data that can then be sold by google and other add hosting companies.
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@duckwhistle @bagder @res260
That's the point of user tracking. Precisely.
The claim in #1 is incomplete or wrong because it implies ads were the sole use for tracking.
Collecting and selling the user profiles to political parties for analysis and micro-targeting for example. Also harmful for democracies.