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Ask HN: How was this ad targeted to me?
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Re: Ask HN: How was this ad targeted to me?
#92This is just FB tracking you everywhere and recognising your account even though you are logged out, from cookies (possibly local storage, IP address, other browser fingerprinting methods).
This just happened to me: I visited booking.com earlier today, then FB showed me a FB ad with the same hotels I had looked at.
Re: Ask HN: How was this ad targeted to me?
#93You can (or at least could) absolutely target individuals with Facebook ads. Check out this prank: https://ghostinfluence.com/the-ultimate-retaliation-pranking...
Fantastic read. Reminds me of: https://www.facebook.com/notes/robin-sloan/julie-rubicon/985...
That was awesome too. The comments are great as well.