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I got an Echo Dot a month ago, because there was a special offer on Amazon for the Philips Hue system, and it included one free. After reading this and having a
by mns 8y ago
I got an Echo Dot a month ago, because there was a special offer on Amazon for the Philips Hue system, and it included one free. After reading this and having a discussion with my girlfriend last night about how she needs a backup of something, but we don't have a DVD writer at home (she's not tech savvy and thinks people still back-up stuff on DVDs), and now, the second day my Amazon daily offers is filled with portable DVD writers, it starts to creep me out and the first thing that I want to do when I go home is to unplug it. I know it can be a crazy coincidence and I was never the kind of guy that believed this Facebook is listening to you, but still, what if they actually just listen for some keywords?
- pault 8y agoIs it possible she searched for DVD burners from your home IP?
- titzer 8y agoIt might just be a coincidence and a psychological bias that you noticed it, but given that it would have a very, very clear economic benefit to Amazon if it were true, we're stuck with these facts: 1.) They have an economic incentive to do so 2.) Only they know how their systems work 3.) Their network traffic is encrypted 4.) They face legal risks and user backlash if caught doing so Given 2+3, you can't be entirely sure that they aren't doing it. If they deny it, your only recourse is to hope that their cost/benefit calculus considers 4.) to be more costly in terms of dollars.