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I think this is called Sniper Targetting [1] or providing ads for a single audience.

Earlier I had read about someone who tried to spook his roommate by targetting him with heavily-personalized ads. Cannot seem to find it now.

[1]: https://medium.com/@MichaelH_3009/sniper-targeting-on-facebo...



Yeah, the roommate story is great! You can read it here:

The Ultimate Retaliation: Pranking My Roommate with Targeted Facebook Ads. https://ghostinfluence.com/the-ultimate-retaliation-pranking...


Yeah. That one. Thanks.




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