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I recently bought a brand new pair of golf shoes from a physical store. I did not even search for them or look at any golf shoes online. The next day, I got Goo
by bouncycastle 4y ago
I recently bought a brand new pair of golf shoes from a physical store. I did not even search for them or look at any golf shoes online. The next day, I got Google ads served for the same brand of shoes I bought... Coincidence? Seemed very creepy. I know they sometimes do "re-tageting", but in this case I am sure I didn't look at any stores online. Only the fact that I physically visited a store with my tracking devi... errr i mean "phone", in my pocket...
- camgunz 4y agoAll your purchases are sold to marketing firms by your bank.
- kevinventullo 4y agoI would guess it is linked to a membership with the store or a credit card used for purchase.
- bouncycastle 4y agoOmg, yes!
- executive 4y agocredit card data
- x0x0 4y agoFB (and to a lesser extent google) allow targeting via phone numbers, emails, and addresses. This [1] shows the attributes Facebook Custom Audiences allows match on, and it includes email, phone, first/last name, address, dob, and age. So if any of those were shared with the store, they can upload them to FB (and very similar to Google) to show you ads. [1] https://www.facebook.com/business/help/2082575038703844?id=2469097953376494 https://www.facebook.com/business/help/2082575038703844?id=2...
- bouncycastle 4y agoThey know everything.. And yet on top of this, Google is still nagging me to add my DOB to my account...