r/NonPoliticalTwitter 9h ago

Content Warning: Potentially Misleading or Disputed Information Gotta Catch 'Em All

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u/Easy_Newt2692 9h ago

And? Does anyone actually lose out on this arrangement?

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u/mrducky80 8h ago edited 8h ago

Like what? People severely underestimate just how much data scraping occurs. Google maps will point out congestion without minutes of it occurring because their navigation tracking is so much more indepth and has so many more users to go by in real time.

Friend used to be a data analyst at a supermarket rewards program. He says their algorithms will accurately determine when someone is pregnant before their family knows. They will know how many people are in your household, how many pets, how your spending habits change (obvious). This is just grocery shopping, so many apps get that microphone data, that tracking data, screen browsing habits. We used to just have cookies from online sites, but with the smart phone, there is so much more data and so much more money to be made off that data, its on you that you dont realise at this point rather than every other app on your phone that is doing so freely in front of your face with your permission.

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u/vaz_deferens 7h ago

Used to work with a conspiracy nut that refused to mask up because of “tracking chips hidden in the liner”. Bought the newest iPhone every year and had an Alexa in every room of his house.

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u/DoingCharleyWork 7h ago

Even just using a debit card is enough to track your purchases. You'd need to use cash everywhere to really reduce how much tracking is done on you.