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"It's free and always will be"
It is free. You are not paying. You couldnt even get money for your information so its not like youre selling it
Well, you could. Taking part in surveys in exchange of monetary compensation is a side hustle for many.
And on the other side is sourcing data a huge expense for many research endeavours.
That's why everybody is buying from Google & Facebook. Because they offer it for relative low cost.