Facebook is accused by IMDEA Networks Institute of collecting information on users and using it for various purposes, even when the application is not in use. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Facebook-accused-of-spying-on-Internet-users-even-when-they-re-not-using-the-app.1030173.0.html
And yet again, no one will be held accountable or go to jail over these types of actions.
Just another class-action lawsuit where the victims get $20 while the class-action lawyers make millions. Companies will never change until the people running them are personally held accountable criminally for systemic or blatant illegal activity under their leadership.
I honestly have no idea how is this any news when people know that to be the case for 15+ years now. All those "how do Facebook shows me exactly what I was talking/chatting/searching about a moment ago without using Facebook"? Well THAT is how.
- 5 months ago: Do you believe that Facebook app is listening to your conversations? (https://www.reddit.com/r/facebook/comments/1htbkmy/do_you_believe_that_facebook_app_is_listening_to/)
- 4 years ago: Facebook tracked my search even though I don't have Facebook. How? (https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/lj0pb2/facebook_tracked_my_search_even_though_i_dont/)
- 6 years ago: How does FB know what I'm googling? (https://www.reddit.com/r/SEO/comments/at3ou5/how_does_fb_know_what_im_googling/)
- 8 years ago: Is Facebook listening and creating conversation-based ads on Instagram? I think so, and I put it to the test using WireShark. (https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/7mxn9i/is_facebook_listening_and_creating/)
- + literally hundreds of identical conversations about that matter...
People should enforce a policy to especially not buy those items for which you saw an advertisement.