Yes, this is a feature that.... I've found that in a lot of organizations, the people who create the websites don't talk to the people in the privacy office, shall we say. It's the old story that we'll put in all of these wonderful tools that can collect information, and it's really neat to say, “Hey, we can maybe do something with it in the future”, without knowing—because of lack of education—that they are overcollecting. The way it works is similar to a cookie. Before you even see the website you have called up, the fact that you are there has already been transmitted to Facebook and data brokers.
On November 20th, 2023. See this statement in context.