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The only way to be free from tracking is to: 1. Not provide your email address 2. Pay in Cash 3. Don't give your home address That is literally the only way y

by pm90 8y ago

The only way to be free from tracking is to: 1. Not provide your email address 2. Pay in Cash 3. Don't give your home address That is literally the only way you can't be tracked. But there are so many times you are prompted to provide that information: * would you like a receipt to be sent to your email address? * would you like to sign up for our debit card and get $40 in savings? * would you like us to home deliver this free accessory which is unfortunately not in stock at this time? You have to have Stallman level of rigor if you are serious about not being tracked.

larkeith 8y ago
...or you pay with card, politely decline a membership and email receipt, and provide a trivial amount of tracking data compared to the amount Amazon gets from you merely visiting a product's page.
- pm90 8y ago
  Isn't your credit card information something that can be used to determine your identity?
  - larkeith 8y ago
    Yes, but unfortunately credit card transactions get sold to third parties by the CC companies regardless, so it's quite possible Amazon gets to track me with that either way.
kop316 8y ago
I have never had the third one happen to me honestly. But really I just politely say "no" each time. It really hasn't been a big deal for me, but your experience my be different than mine.