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Google bought over 100 million emails and other Spirit Airlines data for $10 million to enhance its AI services, raising privacy concerns.

Amazon’s billion‑dollar weekly search‑ad engine extracts revenue from sellers like a hidden tax, raising concerns for ecommerce fairness.

Google bought Spirit Airlines’ de‑identified data for $10 M, gaining millions of emails, calls and operational records to fuel its AI models.

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