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“Has No Friends”: Amazon Is Keeping Amazingly Detailed Records on Its Customers and They Are Downright Insulting: Here's how to check yours. (futurism.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by eicker@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

None of my accounts are linked. Amateurs.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

"Has no friends", I'd be furious if it wasn't true...

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

ITT: lemmy the billionaire hating hard working communists check their billionaire money giving app for a bit of cheeky fun based on all the money they’ve given them

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[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I have to say, this was an accurate and non-offensive assent of my spending habits.

Of course, that was just what they felt comfortable sharing, I know I've made purchases through Amazon they could have called me out on.

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[–] Aneb@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Mine said I need to buy things to figure out who I was. I've boycotted them since 2022 and I was pretty bought into the Alexa ecosystem with my house's lights and entertainment.

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 weeks ago

I logged into my amazon account. It's been 15 years or more since I used it. Here's what it has on me:

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 0 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Here's how to check yours.

Look inside.

Article does not contain instructions on how to check yours.

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[–] makeshift0546@lemmy.today -4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I’m shocked that Amazon or any business would guess what I like based off my shipping history. SHOCKED!!!!!!

Edit: holy shit I gave this garbage a scan and bit I’m happy I did.

‘It contained, to her horror, a “page of assumptions that Amazon has made about me based on my purchases and I’m literally speechless.”’ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 what a moron subject for a nerds first horror story 🤣

Nerds not liking accurate descriptions of their lives 🤣.

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