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On a related note, I see exactly what advertisers someone else has interacted with: As you do, I use an alias email for my facebook account. I use it for my fac
by hdkrgr 8y ago
On a related note, I see exactly what advertisers someone else has interacted with:
As you do, I use an alias email for my facebook account. I use it for my facebook login and nothing else (although I do receive the email that arrives there).
Now it happens that there's some guy on the other side of the world who has a name similar to mine who keeps erroneously putting down _my alias email_ address as his email for a lot of services (maybe he just sometimes uses the wrong major email provider after the @).
I know A LOT about that guys life based on the countless emails I get instead of him. (loan offers, negotiations for used car sales, church group meeting protocols, what politicians he donates to...)
Turns out, the advertiser info FB has on "me" is actually on him (or >95% at least.)
- tfandango 8y agoVery interesting. I too have a doppelgänger, several in fact, due to me getting an early gmail address. I have seen all sorts of things, car insurance, memberships, a renovation agreement for the condo, amazon purchases, etc. His gym even came after me because he forgot to pay one month. I used to reply, explaining they had the wrong email, and never once, ever, got a response.