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Google uses it to run ads. Facebook sold it to one of the listed countries back in 2016-ish and as a result in 2019 recieved the largest FTC in history at $5Bn and also faced similar cases in other countries, meaning they lost more money than they made doing that specific sale by far.
The US Government doesnt buy data, but they do sometimes request it via court orders and warrants.