The recent power move of Verizon acquiring AOL — one of a few major moves in the telecom industry — is now producing consequences for data privacy hawks and Verizon’s advertising coffers. And whether or not Verizon Wireless customers know it or like it, they’re all involved in the process.
The AOL Advertising Network, which collects information from traffic from its sites and other vendors using AOL’s services, is merging with Verizon’s ad services.
Here’s what Verizon and AOL are already gathering:
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