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> Once collected, this information is analyzed, compiled, and sold to any interested parties willing to pay for it.

The part about selling isn't true. Google and Facebook slurp in a lot of data, but they hoard it. It's only "sold" by allowing advertisers to target against it.

Google claims

> we do not sell your personal information to anyone.

Facebook claims

> No, we don't sell your information.

Maybe there's an asterisk when it comes to heavily aggregated data, and they both work with legitimate researchers, but big tech selling your data isn't true. A bunch of medium-sized adtech players you've never heard of sell your data.