Meta not only collects what you directly share but also infers sensitive characteristics about you — including health status, political views, and religious beliefs — from your browsing behavior, the content you engage with, and data others share about you.
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This provision establishes the scope of data collection practices that support Meta's service operations and analytics infrastructure. The authorization to infer information based on activity on and off Meta's Products creates the operational basis for cross-platform behavioral analysis and interest mapping.
Meta's inference engine can derive sensitive personal attributes — including political affiliation, health conditions, and religious identity — from your engagement patterns, and these inferences are used to target you with ads, even if you have never explicitly disclosed this information.
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"We collect information about the things others do and information they provide about you. This can include information in the content they share about you, such as when they tag you in a photo or video or mention you in a story. We also collect contact information others provide when they use our Products. We collect information about how you use our Products, such as the types of content you view or engage with; the features you use; the actions you take; the people or accounts you interact with; and the time, frequency and duration of your activities. We infer your interests, preferences, and other information about you based on your activity on and off our Products.Excerpt from Meta's Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes the scope of data collection practices that support Meta's service operations and analytics infrastructure. The authorization to infer information based on activity on and off Meta's Products creates the operational basis for cross-platform behavioral analysis and interest mapping.
Meta's inference engine can derive sensitive personal attributes — including political affiliation, health conditions, and religious identity — from your engagement patterns, and these inferences are used to target you with ads, even if you have never explicitly disclosed this information.
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