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crsmith on March 8, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Facebook Really Is Spying on You, Just Not Through...

Even if FB/Instagram knows my wife and I share an IP address or there were both FB/Instagram and Google cookies on the same browser where I searched for Meow Mix, how would Instagram know my Google/Youtube history?

1812Overture on March 8, 2018 [–]

That's easy. The ad network that serves you ads on YouTube also serves ads on Facebook. They have a profile of you that connects your facebook and google accounts.

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