Israeli Ad Tech Firm Allegedly Targeted Starlink Users for Surveillance
· 2h ago · Originally reported by Firstpost
An Israeli advertising technology company has been accused of targeting users of Starlink, the satellite internet service, in what is suspected to be a surveillance operation. Details about the methods or scale of the alleged targeting have not been disclosed.
Why it matters
This story highlights concerns about how ad tech tools can be misused for surveillance, raising questions about user privacy and the security of digital advertising platforms.
Explain it like I’m new here
It's like someone using online ads as a secret way to spy on people using a special kind of internet.
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Ad tech
Ad tech is the software and infrastructure that decides which ad appears where, buys and sells that ad space, delivers the ad, and measures what happened afterwards.
Targeting
Targeting is choosing which people, contexts, places, devices or times should see an ad, so that the budget is spent on the audiences most likely to respond.
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