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Instagram’s suggestions are out of control. It recommended that I friend the receptionist at my old dentist’s office. I didn’t even have Instagram when I went t
by emehrkay 9y ago
Instagram’s suggestions are out of control. It recommended that I friend the receptionist at my old dentist’s office. I didn’t even have Instagram when I went to that dentist. I can’t even figure out how it would connect us. Even if she had my phone number in her phone and made the decision to share her contacts with Instagram, I didn’t share my number with the service. I used an email that she wouldn’t have. Maybe I browsed a website with Facebook tracking while in the office and it knew my location and made a guess, but I don’t believe that it recommended anyone else from that building. Strang
- donttrack 9y agoIf you paid with your credit card at the dentist they probably connected you that way.
- emehrkay 9y agoGreat point! I did pay with a credit card quite a few times
- zodPod 9y agoThis is freaky for sure but it could've also just been a coincidence. If she worked at a local dentist's office it could be that she is friends with a friend of yours or something like that.
- emehrkay 9y agoThat's the thing, this account has NO friends. I follow random people who draw things or dress well. But it still recommends my son's friends' parents or people that I went to high school with two states away or even the woman who cleaned my house two years ago. I bet FB's friend matching algorithm is something special
- luizfzs 9y agoThey probably collect location from users and correlate time and place to infer relationships.