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  "path": "/2026/03/19/the-government-uses-targeted-advertising-to-track-your-location-heres-what-we-need-to-do/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T20:48:08.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
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    "4th amendment",
    "advertising",
    "cbp",
    "location data",
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  "textContent": "We’ve all had the unsettling experience of seeing an ad online that reveals just how much advertisers know about our lives. You’re right to be disturbed. Those very same online ad systems have been used by the government to warrantlessly track peoples’ locations, new reporting has confirmed. For years, the internet advertising industry has been […]",
  "title": "The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location. Here’s What We Need to Do."
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