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In America, some stores seem to share rewards member information to product companies so they can target their ads on other platforms. For example, I paid for a
by sct202 6y ago
In America, some stores seem to share rewards member information to product companies so they can target their ads on other platforms. For example, I paid for a very specific candy from CVS using my credit card, but used my partner's CVS rewards member number and they got ads on facebook for that candy while I haven't seen a thing.
- duckfang 6y agoWhenever places wantba phone number for ad and/or discount stuff, use: (Local area code) 867-5309 There's always an account, and it's a 100% gamble if this purchase you get something.
- zaptrem 6y agoWhat’s the significance of this number?
- klyrs 6y agoIt's a popular song wherein the artist doxed some gal named Jenny. Just google that number
- mvonballmo 6y agoIt's Jenny's.
- jeroenhd 6y agoThis feels like it should be illegal if it isn't already.
- pc86 6y agoWhy? I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm actually inclined to agree. But this hand-wavy "this should be illegal!" type of comment is extremely common on these threads and is completely unhelpful.
- jeroenhd 5y agoAll uninformed data sales feel icky to me, but data sales that involve actual payment history even more so. There's incredible amounts of personal information int he stuff you buy for your day to day life, ranging from religious items to medicine, and coupled with an account from a party like Google or Facebook, this pretty much completely deanonimises the otherwise anonimisable internet profile. You can get a new internet provider and a new Gmail account, but your purchasing habits won't change and are easily mined. A real-life connection between an online account and the stuff you buy in physical stores crosses a boundary that I think should not be crossed
- bordercases 5y agoIt is like your are being spied upon, specifically to influence your behavior without your knowing.
- pftburger 5y agoANY bonus card is basically paying you to be tracked. It’s the core mechanic. Even here in privacy conscious Germany the largest bonus card, payback Punkte, is simply giving you a 1% back just to get you to log your own purchase. Why else would they do it? Because they like you?