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Last time I brought a used car ( from a dealership) , and was immediately inundated with dozens of extended warranty sales calls. I can't imagine this will be

Last time I brought a used car ( from a dealership) , and was immediately inundated with dozens of extended warranty sales calls. I can't imagine this will be anything positive. Give it a decade and other advertisers will open the gate. File for divorce and dating ads will spam you at an intersection.

giancarlostoro 6y ago
I really wish personalized ads were criminalized. Lets go back to contextual (by location of ad) and general ads. The stalker big brother ad industry needs to be stopped.
- newyorker2 6y ago
  My children (one is in High School and the other in College) don't get bothered by advertisements as much as me (are they desensitized?). I would rather pay for most of these "free" services if there was an option to simply opt out of having my data harvested.
  - mkr-hn 6y ago
    It's a paradox: anyone who can afford to pay to opt out is a valuable target for advertisers.
- walleeee 6y ago
  Agreed, although it will be an uphill battle. We are rapidly outsourcing governance to data brokers who will vigorously defend their core business model. Boycotts are likely a good place to start, at least until public institutions can be reclaimed, if they can be.
  - offtop5 6y ago
    I saw an article here where a dating app was actually selling it's data to a broker , and then that data was being resold to the US military. Even more alarming , this appeared to target a specific demographic. I dislike online dating for an array of reasons, not being able to control my personal data is the top one. The only thing you can do is be mindful of how much data you give out.
    - walleeee 6y ago
      I think this is basically the norm now, not the exception. Very much share your alarm. > The only thing you can do is be mindful of how much data you give out. This is important, but I don't think it's all we can do.
syntheticnature 6y ago
While it might be the dealership, I get spam-type calls asking me to extend my car's warranty constantly... and they have no idea what car I own. (Turns out they didn't want to give my wife's '99 Saturn a warranty after all!)
chiph 6y ago
The extended warranty folks are getting vehicle registration data from the DMV. Although, I wouldn't put it past a dealer to open a new revenue stream selling customer data too. (I'm still getting "Your warranty will expire soon!" calls for a 16 year old SUV...)
- ashtonkem 6y ago
  I got them for my 1 month old lease too. I guess it’s literally not worth it for them to target better.
fennecfoxen 6y ago
You’re lucky. You only got them after buying the car. I own a bicycle and a Metrocard and get one or two a week.

giancarlostoro 6y ago

I really wish personalized ads were criminalized. Lets go back to contextual (by location of ad) and general ads. The stalker big brother ad industry needs to be stopped.

newyorker2 6y ago
My children (one is in High School and the other in College) don't get bothered by advertisements as much as me (are they desensitized?). I would rather pay for most of these "free" services if there was an option to simply opt out of having my data harvested.
- mkr-hn 6y ago
  It's a paradox: anyone who can afford to pay to opt out is a valuable target for advertisers.
walleeee 6y ago
Agreed, although it will be an uphill battle. We are rapidly outsourcing governance to data brokers who will vigorously defend their core business model. Boycotts are likely a good place to start, at least until public institutions can be reclaimed, if they can be.
- offtop5 6y ago
  I saw an article here where a dating app was actually selling it's data to a broker , and then that data was being resold to the US military. Even more alarming , this appeared to target a specific demographic. I dislike online dating for an array of reasons, not being able to control my personal data is the top one. The only thing you can do is be mindful of how much data you give out.
  - walleeee 6y ago
    I think this is basically the norm now, not the exception. Very much share your alarm. > The only thing you can do is be mindful of how much data you give out. This is important, but I don't think it's all we can do.

syntheticnature 6y ago

While it might be the dealership, I get spam-type calls asking me to extend my car's warranty constantly... and they have no idea what car I own. (Turns out they didn't want to give my wife's '99 Saturn a warranty after all!)

chiph 6y ago

The extended warranty folks are getting vehicle registration data from the DMV. Although, I wouldn't put it past a dealer to open a new revenue stream selling customer data too. (I'm still getting "Your warranty will expire soon!" calls for a 16 year old SUV...)

ashtonkem 6y ago
I got them for my 1 month old lease too. I guess it’s literally not worth it for them to target better.

fennecfoxen 6y ago

You’re lucky. You only got them after buying the car. I own a bicycle and a Metrocard and get one or two a week.