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Ad Tracking Company Explosion

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IainB:
Yes, it's a big list and apparently growing at a surprisingly fast rate.
Trackers/spammers operate in potential/actual breach of your privacy - because they can, and because they can potentially make money by capturing "private" demographic data/metadata (about you) and selling it to marketing companies.
There was a related and rather interesting Mashable article about a guy who mines Pinterest for $$$:
Did This Pinterest Spammer Make $30,000 in a Month? [UPDATED]

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