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Google Exposes Apple’s Safari Browser’s Security Flaw

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Google researchers discovered some security flaws in Apple's Safari browser. These flaws, found inside the Intelligent Tracking Protection feature, allows digital marketers to keep track of users' browsing habits and construct user profiles based on the data they can acquire.
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Facebook contended that knowing a user's whereabouts has benefits ranging from showing ads for nearby shops to fighting hackers

Facebook Acquires Small Startup To Offer Live Shopping Feature

The form of shopping that grew popular in the 80s is what Facebook is trying to technologize. Those infomercials where toll-free numbers flashing on television screens that eager shoppers can call to get their hands on the latest product will transition to cyberspace thanks to Facebook's recent acquisition.
Political campaigns are able to finely hone their messages based on demographic and other data, a controversial practice known as microtargeting

Political Microtargeting: The Good, Bad And Ugly

Google and Facebook notably have fine-tuned their networks to allow "microtargeting," giving advertisers the ability to reach small segments of the online population at a much lower cost than for all users of a platform.

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