zarkanian@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 hours ago‘Has flat buttocks,’ ‘cusses when scared’: Amazon keeps shockingly specific customer profileswww.fastcompany.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down12
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-link‘Has flat buttocks,’ ‘cusses when scared’: Amazon keeps shockingly specific customer profileswww.fastcompany.comzarkanian@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 hours agoMine doesn’t have anything of a particularly personal nature, just obvious stuff from purchase history like: Likely favors Merrell brand for outdoor footwear (I have purchased the same model of Merrell shoe several times) Hikes frequently (a reasonable guess about someone who repeatedly buys hiking boots) Likely has a ThinkPad laptop (I bought trackpoint caps) Likely owns an Olympus camera (I bought a battery for an Olympus camera)
minus-squareJoelk111@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·30 minutes agoYou don’t even have to purchase something several times. I bought two of the same monitor once and now it thinks I have a preference for that no-name brand. It’s pretty dang dumb.
Mine doesn’t have anything of a particularly personal nature, just obvious stuff from purchase history like:
You don’t even have to purchase something several times. I bought two of the same monitor once and now it thinks I have a preference for that no-name brand. It’s pretty dang dumb.