X collects data not just from your activity on the platform (posts, likes, searches) but also from your behavior on third-party websites and apps through tracking technologies like cookies and pixels.
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The provision establishes X's operational authority to track ad performance across multiple environments and to distribute public content through technical integration mechanisms, enabling broader visibility and measurement of advertising effectiveness beyond X's owned platform.
Your browsing activity across the internet can be tracked by X and used to serve you personalized advertising, expanding the data profile X holds beyond what you knowingly share on the platform.
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"When you view or interact with ads we serve on or off X, we may collect information about those views or interactions. We also use technology like APIs and embeds to make public X information available to websites, apps, and others for their use.— Excerpt from X's X Privacy Policy
Off-platform behavioral tracking implicates GDPR Article 5 data minimization principles, CCPA/CPRA cross-context behavioral advertising disclosure requirements, and FTC guidance on deceptive data practices. Organizations conducting due diligence on X as a data processor or partner should assess the scope of this collection.
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The provision establishes X's operational authority to track ad performance across multiple environments and to distribute public content through technical integration mechanisms, enabling broader visibility and measurement of advertising effectiveness beyond X's owned platform.
Your browsing activity across the internet can be tracked by X and used to serve you personalized advertising, expanding the data profile X holds beyond what you knowingly share on the platform.
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