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minus-squareArcticPrincess@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down4·2 days agoKnowing the distribution of what entire households watch is very useful. It’s not about spying on you personally.
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 hours agoIt is also about spying on you personally, to build targeted advertising profiles.
minus-squarenull@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoAnd what other devices are on the network, and what they’re chattering about
Knowing the distribution of what entire households watch is very useful. It’s not about spying on you personally.
…seems rather personal to me.
It is also about spying on you personally, to build targeted advertising profiles.
And what other devices are on the network, and what they’re chattering about