True -- but there's a difference between unwanted spam where your phone service provider is selling your information via some obfuscated Terms of Service that y

True -- but there's a difference between unwanted spam where your phone service provider is selling your information via some obfuscated Terms of Service that you barely know you agreed to vs. you searching for something on Google or clicking on a display ad that truly interests you. Of course, there are bad actors in the latter case too, but every business is a lead generator in some way and it's not 100% clear cut.