• credit crazy@lemmy.world
    251·
    9 months ago

    Man I wish I had people who listened to me. Google ads: I listen. I said people not corporations

  • OR3X@lemm.ee
    111·
    9 months ago

    Walmart REALLY listens. I bought a few groceries IN STORE and about two weeks later I got an email with a list of items I purchased and links to review them. Now, I know what you’re thinking, but I’m not enrolled in their loyalty program, and I don’t have their app installed on my phone. The only way I can figure they linked my purchase to my email address is because I have previously logged into their website on my phone (via the browser) and of course my phone was with me during my shopping trip. That’s some creepy shit.

      • phorq@lemmy.ml
        8·
        9 months ago

        Yeah, that would be much more plausible. As dystopian as Walmart is, I don’t think they have phone sensors that can determine your device by just being in the store…

        • llama@midwest.socialEnglish
          4·
          9 months ago

          This is definitely how they do it, as someone who has a Walmart account and usually buys through the app. If I buy something in store with one of my linked cards, it stores the receipt in my account (and then asks me to review it)

        • elfin8er@lemm.ee
          1·
          9 months ago

          Pretty sure they could get your MAC address pretty easily if you have Wifi turned on.

  • skulblaka@kbin.social
    14·
    9 months ago

    Considering I’ve never once been served an ad from either of them that I actually felt any reason whatsoever to click on… No, I don’t really think they are.

    Either that or I’m the most unmarketable human being on the planet, which is plausible, but doubtful.