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Ad Observer

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Overview

A browser extension to share data about your social feed with researchers and journalists to increase transparency.

This tool allows you to contribute data about the ads you're shown to further the understanding of researchers, journalists, and the public of online political advertising and how personal data is used to target you with ads. Ad Observer is offered by the Online Political Transparency Project of New York University. This extension was developed in partnership with the Algorithmic Transparency Institute.

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HGMay 26, 2022

I am the weird one always reading T&C and tick off all the box to NO DON'T SAVE ANYTHING but it always annoys me they can collect and use if they want. Thank you so much and I strongly support your research!

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Andrew RondingJan 27, 2022

Very good idea, looking forward to what they discover.

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Gabriel RiveraSep 16, 2020

I'm giving you a review to ask a question, since I can't find another way of doing it within the store. Of course, the amount of stars reflect how I feel at the moment about the extension. So here's the question: Will it work if I have Ublock Origin installed? Will you still see what you'd like to see?

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Details

  • Version
    3.2.13 (ea4c344)
  • Updated
    November 8, 2022
  • Size
    521KiB
  • Languages
    3 languages
  • Developer
    Website
    Email
    developers@adobserver.org
  • Non-trader
    This developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.

Privacy

Ad Observer has disclosed the following information regarding the collection and usage of your data. More detailed information can be found in the developer's privacy policy.

Ad Observer handles the following:

Website content

This developer declares that your data is

  • Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
  • Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
  • Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

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