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You can't "buy" data from FB (unless you're referring to a local state PD getting a warrant). FB sells access to ad units, not the data itself.
by cm2012 8y ago
You can't "buy" data from FB (unless you're referring to a local state PD getting a warrant). FB sells access to ad units, not the data itself.
- reaperducer 8y agoI guess you've forgotten about the thousands of Facebook "partners" who paid money for access to people's private information.
- cm2012 8y agoThey didn't. FB used have a more open API (Which HN and other developer communities clamored for), that meant if you you had an app you could see your users contact lists through FB. They shut this off in 2008.