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Ask HN: What personal data would you volunteer to online retailers?
Is there some non-sensitive personal data that you don't mind sharing with online retailers, if it means they're able to better personalize your site experience (e.g. by giving you more relevant product recommendations)?
If so, which data points do you think would be most broadly useful for enhancing your online shopping experience on a variety of retail sites?
- uberman 7y agoCan you help me understand what the upside is for me? Let's say I tell you I am a man. How are you proposing to "enhance my online shopping experience"? Since this is "online shopping" I probably came to your site with specific products or types of products in mind. Are you proposing to offer me "man based" shipping options?
- jawns 7y agoYes, let's say you arrive on a retail site that sells men's and women's clothing. If the retailer knows you're a man, it might recommend men's clothing to you, rather than women's clothing.
- sarcasmatwork 7y agoWhat happens when the person likes to cross-dress on the weekends, but in a mens suit M-F?
- uberman 7y agoSo by enhancing my experience, what you mean is running "semi-personalized" house ads. I already get that enhanced experienced thanks to invasive trackers and Google's omnipresence. I would not volunteer anything.