12-15-19, 09:11 AM | |
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/tec...ower-tracking/
Probably around the time this article was published, DH regularly got pop-ups on his android phone wanting him to do a review of the very place he was at that moment (restaurant, shopping, etc). THAT was creepy. While I keep the GPS turned off on my phone unless I'm using a ride share service (rarely), I know I'm still being tracked.
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12-15-19, 03:39 PM | |
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Oh, we've definitely had experiences like the ones described in this thread! It is creepy.
I guess there is an option to turn off Siri, but most people don't. If you don't, then yeah, she's always listening to hear if you say, "Hey Siri..." The other night, I had FB open on my phone while we were watching TV. There was an ad on TV for ice cream & DH commented that he'd like some. We had a brief, boring conversation about what flavor we'd like, if it was worth the calories, etc. Within half an hour, what shows up in my FB feed? Ads for ice cream makers! (Something I have never searched on or shopped for). Yep, they're listening.
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12-16-19, 07:04 AM | ||
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12-16-19, 09:41 AM | |
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Good Morning America had a story about brick and mortar stores "spying" on your purchases this morning. I was doing something else while it was on, so I didn't get to hear the whole thing. I will see if they put it on their website later.
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12-16-19, 09:49 AM | |
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Of course they're spying on our purchases. I shop for my groceries at Meijer's, don't use any loyalty card but always pay with my debit card. Every couple of weeks I receive by mail coupons for the exact items I always buy there and not any others. So they not only know what I buy, but also where I live. How did they get my address? I assume it has to be through my use of debit card, but how did they obtain it?
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12-16-19, 09:55 AM | ||
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We get the same from BJ's. I wish Wegmans had customized coupons, actually!
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12-23-19, 11:44 PM | |
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Yeah, right!
One time we were standing in a hallway at work and the conversation went to that my friend needed to buy black socks. An hour later he was getting advertisements about black socks. His phone was in his pocket, and obviously listening.
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