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Just yesterday I read a post on Reddit where the OP was wondering about an online ad being mere coincidence or some deep data-collection plot. Per the story: T
by drdeadringer 8y ago
Just yesterday I read a post on Reddit where the OP was wondering about an online ad being mere coincidence or some deep data-collection plot.
Per the story: They had purchased ice cream at the grocery store using a credit card "never used for online purchases", and then at home they see an online ad for that very brand//flavor of ice cream. This raised alarm bells, hence the post to sanity-check.
Sometimes it's like we shouldn't fear the Terminator but the access terminal in our pocket. Other times it seems like both, or neither.
- mindslight 8y agoThat isn't an "access terminal" in your pocket, but a fully-fledged computer and sensor platform operated by hostile actors. The ice cream is straightforwardly due to the full purchase data being backhauled to the surveillance companies. The real wtf here is assuming that a card not being "used on the Internet" affects anything. People want to cling to this really weird "if I don't see it, it can't be happening model", as opposed to realizing that the surveillance industry is based around operating without your involvement or consent.