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The College Board Tells TikTok and Facebook Your SAT Scores (gizmodo.com)
submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Gizmodo's tests find the College Board website shares GPAs, SAT scores, and other information with Facebook and TikTok via tracking pixels. The College Board has a years-long history of sharing and selling student data.

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[–] bdesk@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That explains why I get these dumb ads :(

[–] tal@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It sounds like it's just trusting whatever people plonk in in searches, so you can presumably poison their database with whatever GPA and SAT score you want.

[–] nrezcm@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

They asked if I had a degree in theoretical physics. I said I had a theoretical degree in physics. They said when can you start?