What are companies doing with the “data” that they steal when going on certain sites?

Question

I hear a lot of talk about companies getting hold of lots of data and information from your devices when you go onto certain websites, but what does that actually mean? What information are they getting and how is this bad for me and good for them?

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Answer 1

Data isn’t stolen. It is willfully given in the multi-page agreements that users check when installing apps or visiting websites.