Online behavioral advertising isn’t just creepy–it’s dangerous. eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/targ…
The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location. Here's What We Need to Do.
The online advertising industry has built a massive surveillance machine, and the government can co-opt it to spy on us.Electronic Frontier Foundation
Joseph Lim
in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •"new report gives direct evidence tt Customs & Border Protection has used #locationdata taken fr te #internet #advertising ecosystem to #track #phones. In a doc uncovered by 404 Media, CBP admits what we’ve been saying for yrs: Te technical sys powering creepy #targeted #ads also allow fed agencies to track your location. Te doc acknowledges tt a prog by CBP to use "commercially avail marketing location data" for #surveillance drew fr te process used to select targeted ads shown to you.."
Spoon
in reply to Electronic Frontier Foundation • • •Will this affect whether EFF accepts funding from firms that have a business model reliant on surveilling user behavior?
Is it consistent with EFF's mission to accept funding from Google/Alphabet, for example? Are there internal discussions about this?
I have been hesitant for a while now to support EFF as I once did, knowing that these funding sources exist. I would appreciate some transparency, given EFF presents itself as an advocacy organization. #privacy