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"You know, Facebook's free. If something’s free, that means you’re the product." Even when a product is not free, you are still the product. I'm pretty sure Wa
by cocoa19 8y ago
"You know, Facebook's free. If something’s free, that means you’re the product."
Even when a product is not free, you are still the product. I'm pretty sure Walmart is selling my purchase information to advertisers.
- ThomPete 8y agoOnly if you is part of their loyalty program.
- jessaustin 8y ago...or if you shop with a credit or debit card, or if you typically carry the same mobile phone with you most times you shop, or if you often purchase prescription medicine there, or if they ever get that facial-recognition cluster to work... this can be based on any somewhat durable identifier.
- ThomPete 8y agoBut they aren't selling it to the best of my knowledge.
- jessaustin 8y agoWhy not? It isn't because they don't like money. If they aren't selling such data (which is not clearly the case) it's because they judge that they can put it to more valuable use themselves.
- ThomPete 8y agoI don't think they are allowed to sell it. They are however allowed to use it.
- jessaustin 8y agoBut they are allowed to sell data based on loyalty programs? That would be a weird regulation.
- ThomPete 8y agoThat actually make more sense since you consent to a bunch of things. But I don't even think they do that. As I said they use it internally instead (for what to order etc) they aren't allowed to send your data and your purchasing patterns to 3rd party.