Each Facebook User is Monitored by Thousands of Companies:

On average, each participant in the study had their data sent to Facebook by 2,230 companies. That number varied significantly, with some panelists’ data listing over 7,000 companies providing their data. 

I don’t think companies should be allowed to do this?

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Jason Velazquez @fromjason