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		manigandham on March 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Backblaze submitting names and sizes of files in B... Facebook does not, and never will, pay for data like this.

mnw21cam on March 22, 2021 [–]

Which raises the question - why would anyone ever include a Facebook tracking pixel in their web page, if it provides no benefits, and has a cost?

manigandham on March 22, 2021 | [–]

> "if it provides no benefits"

Because it does? There are valid reasons for using the pixel in advertising.

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