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		marichards on Nov 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nearly all [UK] councils hand user tracking data t... When you ask a resident if they want to be tracked by ad companies as they organise a funeral, they might think twice. https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/births-deaths-and-marriages/dea...

mytailorisrich on Nov 6, 2019 [–]

I doubt it.

All of this tracking by ad companies is overblown in some circles but most of the public don't really care, especially if it helps keeping their taxes down.

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