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this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2023
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I think the point of this post is all the stuff below the email field. Yikes.
That data isn't nothing, either. Over ten years ago, Target was able to use shoppers habits to determine when women were pregnant, sometimes even before the women knew.
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/magazine/shopping-habits.html
Imagine how much more robust this has gotten 10 years later.
Exactly, a damn good reason to avoid the Wi-Fi in stores altogether. So many wifi access points are super weak in security and super sketchy.
I try sticking to my home where I can manage it like a nervous hawk.
This is a fantastic read.
I remember febreeze coming out and being like, that would be cool but you can't trust ads and it sounds like total BS. I knew they added a scent, but I had not idea about the subtle social manipulation that they used to shift people's habits.
Speaking of habits, this is the first time I have heard about all the science involved in studying and breaking them.
Thank you for that link. Definitely going to save it.
Would using a VPN remedy this?
Now they can tell when women are pregnant before they even have sex.
Bub, they always did this.
They just tell you that they're doing it now.
I was responding to all the people who said "just use a fake email," bub...
Well now they can legally use that data since you now have to agree to the terms.