Israeli Ad Tech Firm Allegedly Targets Starlink Users for Surveillance
· 2d ago · Originally reported by Communications Today
An Israeli advertising technology company is suspected of using its tools to monitor users of Starlink, the satellite internet service. Details on the methods or scale of the surveillance have not been disclosed.
Why it matters
This raises concerns about privacy and the potential misuse of ad tech platforms for surveillance, especially as satellite internet expands access globally.
Explain it like I’m new here
It's like someone using a billboard to secretly watch people who walk by, instead of just showing them ads.
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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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