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title:18,000 Reasons It’s So Hard to Build a Chip Factory in America
source:The New York Times
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You have clicked on an advertisement about a “black Friday” discount by an online shop on the website of a publisher and purchased a product. Your click will be linked to this purchase. Your interaction and that of other users will be measured to know how many clicks on the ad led to a purchase.
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An advertiser is looking for a way to display ads on a new type of consumer device. It collects information regarding the way users interact with this new kind of device to determine whether it can build a new mechanism for displaying advertising on this type of device.
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6sense stores cookies with a maximum duration of about this many days: 731. This vendor also uses other methods like "local storage" to store and access information on your device.
[Privacy policy](https://6sense.com/privacy-policy/)[Legitimate interest disclosure](https://6sense.com/privacy-policy/)
| Purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Store and/or access information on a device | 400 day(s) |
| Create profiles for personalised advertising | 400 day(s) |
| Use profiles to select personalised advertising | 400 day(s) |
| Use limited data to select advertising | 400 day(s) |
| Measure advertising performance | 400 day(s) |
| Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources | 400 day(s) |
| Develop and improve services | 400 day(s) |
| Special purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors | 400 day(s) |
| Deliver and present advertising and content | 400 day(s) |
| Features |
| --- |
| Match and combine data from other data sources |
| Link different devices |
| Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically |
| Data categories |
| --- |
| IP addresses |
| Probabilistic identifiers |
| Browsing and interaction data |
| Non-precise location data |
| Users’ profiles |
A.Mob
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A.Mob stores cookies with a maximum duration of about this many days: 395. This vendor also uses other methods like "local storage" to store and access information on your device.
[Privacy policy](https://veepee-ad.com/politique-confidentialit%C3%A9-activit%C3%A9-publicitaire)[Legitimate interest disclosure](https://veepee-ad.com/politique-confidentialit%C3%A9-activit%C3%A9-publicitaire)
| Purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Store and/or access information on a device | 395 day(s) |
| Use limited data to select advertising | 395 day(s) |
| Create profiles for personalised advertising | 395 day(s) |
| Use profiles to select personalised advertising | 395 day(s) |
| Measure advertising performance | 395 day(s) |
| Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources | 395 day(s) |
| Develop and improve services | 395 day(s) |
| Special purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors | 395 day(s) |
| Deliver and present advertising and content | 395 day(s) |
| Save and communicate privacy choices | 395 day(s) |
| Features |
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| Match and combine data from other data sources |
| Link different devices |
| Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically |
| Special features |
| --- |
| Use precise geolocation data |
| Actively scan device characteristics for identification |
| Data categories |
| --- |
| IP addresses |
| Device characteristics |
| Device identifiers |
| Probabilistic identifiers |
| Authentication-derived identifiers |
| Browsing and interaction data |
| User-provided data |
| Non-precise location data |
| Precise location data |
| Users’ profiles |
| Privacy choices |
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[Privacy policy](https://www.abcsinsights.com/privacy/ad-measurement)
| Purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Measure advertising performance | 60 day(s) |
| Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources | 60 day(s) |
| Features |
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| Match and combine data from other data sources |
| Data categories |
| --- |
| IP addresses |
ADventori
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ADventori stores cookies with a maximum duration of about this many days: 90. These cookies may be refreshed. This vendor also uses other methods like "local storage" to store and access information on your device.
[Privacy policy](https://www.adventori.com/fr/rgpd/)[Legitimate interest disclosure](https://www.adventori.com/fr/rgpd/)
| Purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Store and/or access information on a device | - |
| Use limited data to select advertising | 90 day(s) |
| Use profiles to select personalised advertising | 90 day(s) |
| Measure advertising performance | 400 day(s) |
| Special purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors | 400 day(s) |
| Deliver and present advertising and content | 400 day(s) |
| Save and communicate privacy choices | 90 day(s) |
| Data categories |
| --- |
| IP addresses |
| Device identifiers |
| Probabilistic identifiers |
| Browsing and interaction data |
| User-provided data |
| Non-precise location data |
| Privacy choices |
Aarki
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uses methods like "local storage" to store and access information on your device.
[Privacy policy](https://corp.aarki.com/privacy)[Legitimate interest disclosure](https://corp.aarki.com/privacy)
| Purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Store and/or access information on a device | 365 day(s) |
| Use limited data to select advertising | 365 day(s) |
| Create profiles for personalised advertising | 3650 day(s) |
| Use profiles to select personalised advertising | 3650 day(s) |
| Measure advertising performance | 1500 day(s) |
| Develop and improve services | 365 day(s) |
| Special purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors | 365 day(s) |
| Deliver and present advertising and content | 365 day(s) |
| Features |
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| Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically |
| Data categories |
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| IP addresses |
| Device characteristics |
| Device identifiers |
| User-provided data |
| Non-precise location data |
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AcuityAds stores cookies with a maximum duration of about this many days: 365. These cookies may be refreshed.
[Privacy policy](https://privacy.acuityads.com/corporate-privacy-policy.html)[Legitimate interest disclosure](https://privacy.acuityads.com/corporate-privacy-policy.html)
| Purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Store and/or access information on a device | 180 day(s) |
| Create profiles for personalised advertising | 180 day(s) |
| Use profiles to select personalised advertising | 180 day(s) |
| Use limited data to select advertising | 180 day(s) |
| Measure advertising performance | 180 day(s) |
| Develop and improve services | 180 day(s) |
| Special purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors | 180 day(s) |
| Deliver and present advertising and content | 180 day(s) |
| Save and communicate privacy choices | 180 day(s) |
| Features |
| --- |
| Link different devices |
| Data categories |
| --- |
| IP addresses |
| Device characteristics |
| Device identifiers |
| Authentication-derived identifiers |
| Browsing and interaction data |
| Non-precise location data |
| Users’ profiles |
| Privacy choices |
AdElement Media Solutions
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AdElement Media Solutions stores cookies with a maximum duration of about this many days: 365. These cookies may be refreshed.
[Privacy policy](http://adelement.com/privacy-policy.html)[Legitimate interest disclosure](https://adelement.com/privacy-policy.html#legal-basis-processing)
| Purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Store and/or access information on a device | 180 day(s) |
| Use limited data to select advertising | 180 day(s) |
| Create profiles for personalised advertising | 90 day(s) |
| Use profiles to select personalised advertising | 90 day(s) |
| Measure advertising performance | 180 day(s) |
| Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources | 90 day(s) |
| Develop and improve services | 180 day(s) |
| Special purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors | 180 day(s) |
| Deliver and present advertising and content | 180 day(s) |
| Save and communicate privacy choices | 180 day(s) |
| Features |
| --- |
| Link different devices |
| Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically |
| Special features |
| --- |
| Use precise geolocation data |
| Data categories |
| --- |
| IP addresses |
| Device characteristics |
| Device identifiers |
| Browsing and interaction data |
| User-provided data |
| Non-precise location data |
| Precise location data |
| Users’ profiles |
| Privacy choices |
AdGear
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AdGear stores cookies with a maximum duration of about this many days: 395. This vendor also uses other methods like "local storage" to store and access information on your device.
[Privacy policy](https://policy.samsungrs.com/consent/eu/nsc/privacy_policy_en.html)[Legitimate interest disclosure](https://policy.samsungrs.com/consent/eu/nsc/privacy_policy_en.html#gdpr-article)
| Purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Store and/or access information on a device | 730 day(s) |
| Create profiles for personalised advertising | 730 day(s) |
| Use profiles to select personalised advertising | 730 day(s) |
| Use limited data to select advertising | 730 day(s) |
| Measure advertising performance | 730 day(s) |
| Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources | 730 day(s) |
| Develop and improve services | 730 day(s) |
| Special purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors | 730 day(s) |
| Deliver and present advertising and content | 730 day(s) |
| Save and communicate privacy choices | 730 day(s) |
| Features |
| --- |
| Match and combine data from other data sources |
| Link different devices |
| Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically |
| Special features |
| --- |
| Use precise geolocation data |
| Data categories |
| --- |
| IP addresses |
| Device characteristics |
| Device identifiers |
| Probabilistic identifiers |
| Authentication-derived identifiers |
| Browsing and interaction data |
| User-provided data |
| Non-precise location data |
| Precise location data |
| Users’ profiles |
| Privacy choices |
AdKernel
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AdKernel stores cookies with a maximum duration of about this many days: 180. These cookies may be refreshed.
[Privacy policy](https://adkernel.com/privacy-policy/)[Legitimate interest disclosure](https://adkernel.com/privacy-policy/)
| Purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Store and/or access information on a device | 180 day(s) |
| Create profiles for personalised advertising | 180 day(s) |
| Use profiles to select personalised advertising | 180 day(s) |
| Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources | 180 day(s) |
| Develop and improve services | 180 day(s) |
| Use limited data to select advertising | 180 day(s) |
| Measure advertising performance | 180 day(s) |
| Special purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors | 180 day(s) |
| Deliver and present advertising and content | 180 day(s) |
| Save and communicate privacy choices | 180 day(s) |
| Features |
| --- |
| Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically |
| Special features |
| --- |
| Use precise geolocation data |
| Actively scan device characteristics for identification |
| Data categories |
| --- |
| IP addresses |
| Device identifiers |
| Non-precise location data |
| Precise location data |
| Users’ profiles |
AdSpirit AdServer
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AdSpirit AdServer stores cookies with a maximum duration of about this many days: 30. These cookies may be refreshed.
[Privacy policy](https://help.adspirit.de/privacy.php?lang=1)[Legitimate interest disclosure](https://help.adspirit.de/privacy.php?lang=1)
| Purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Store and/or access information on a device | 60 day(s) |
| Use limited data to select advertising | 14 day(s) |
| Create profiles for personalised advertising | 60 day(s) |
| Use profiles to select personalised advertising | 60 day(s) |
| Measure advertising performance | 14 day(s) |
| Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources | 60 day(s) |
| Special purposes | Retention |
| --- | --- |
| Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors | 60 day(s) |
| Deliver and present advertising and content | 60 day(s) |
| Features |
| --- |
| Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically |
| Data categories |
| --- |
| IP addresses |
| Device characteristics |
| Device identifiers |
| Probabilistic identifiers |
| Browsing and interaction data |
| Non-precise location data |
| Users’ profiles |
| Privacy choices |
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18,000 Reasons It’s So Hard to Build a Chip Factory in America - The New York Times
The computer chip factories rising from an empty expanse of the Sonoran Desert test the concept of immensity. The complex is under construction across 1,149 acres, an area larger than New York’s Central Park. It represents an investment of $165 billion, making it one of the most expensive undertakings on earth.
Here on the northern edges of Phoenix stands a display of the American reach for industrial self-sufficiency. The factories are engineered to make advanced computer chips — the brains of modern manufacturing. Those chips will power data centers that deliver artificial intelligence.
American political leaders celebrate the presence of the plants as insurance against geopolitical turmoil and disasters like pandemics. Whatever happens, the nation will have its own supply of computer chips.
But the company at the center of this enterprise — one cast as vital to national security — is not American. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, the global leader in the industry, has marshaled the investment, the people and the know-how to turn these plans into reality.
Scores of other companies, some of them American but many from East Asia, have set up their own local factories to supply TSMC with everything it needs, from chemicals and components to construction and engineering services. Collectively, they have invested an additional $40 billion in the local economy.
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**American Inertia** is a series examining how politics and red tape thwart building in the United States.
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