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University of Michigan: Advertising in Apps - Decisions Behind Those Targeted, Sometimes Invasive Ads We See
August 13, 2019
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 13 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:

Objectionable ad that offends your sensibilities come up in that new app you just bought? Feeling a little violated because an ad for something related to an item you just shopped for online pops up when you open a favorite app?

Don't blame the app developers. Or should you? After all, they didn't put the ads there. Well, not directly, anyway.

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