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This seems like Facebook's trying to break more into the realm that the big credit agencies have occupied re: data products.

All the big credit agencies (Experian, Equifax, Transunion, etc) have products that cluster people into socioeconomic groups, with ridiculous names.

https://www.experian.com/assets/marketing-services/brochures...

Examples from that brochure:

"American Royalty" "Small Town Shallow Pockets" "Full Pockets, Empty Nests"

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Letting them hide behind their branding as "credit agencies" is ridiculously naive in this day and age. They are surveillance companies. Faceboot's only difference is being a relative newcomer compared to the incumbents.

This entire surveillance industry is an escalating crime against humanity.

If your looking for the descriptions for the categories, here is one link: http://missioninsite.com/PDF_Files/Mosaic_Descriptions%20Gro...

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