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Patrick Berlinquette

Jan 31, 2020

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Google Ads Targeted at Literally One Person Could Be the Future of Doxxing

It’s easy for anyone to disaggregate your data, and use it against you

Photo: Benjamin Dada/Unsplash

In December 2018, I wrote that when you click an online ad, your data passes through to Google, and a third-party marketer.

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Patrick Berlinquette

Patrick Berlinquette

Founder of a NY search ad agency (like we need another). Finding humor in marketing tech’s depravity. AdTech writing @ NY Times. patrickberlin08@gmail.com

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