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Re:Facebook has asked U.S. banks to share financial informat... by froindt on Monday August 06, 2018 @03:49PM (#17701101)
While there are multiple steps and items that can be combined together in your example, it does reinforce why I make sure to use cash for some transactions. I really don't want my ad targeting profile to change to "likely has children" when I buy things for my nieces and nephews.

A few years back there was the case where Target was using mailed ads specific to the profile they'd built for the recipient, and a man went in angry about the pregnancy stuff being advertised to his daughter. He went into the store outraged. Turns out, she actually was pregnant and hadn't yet told her father.

Ever since then, I've been more conscious of my purchasing patterns. I'm sure there are still technological advancements to track cash transactions, but it at least makes it more difficult.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-targ...

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Re:Facebook has asked U.S. banks to share financial informat... by Varcht on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @11:42AM (#17707625)
If your photo has been associated with an other than cash transaction, pretty much game over. You will have to up your game and put on zebra makeup when out making cash purchases
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Re:Facebook has asked U.S. banks to share financial informat... by froindt on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @01:05PM (#17708403)
I'll consider dressing in drag, bringing along masks, or buying a large number of Halloween costumes. Surely if enough people went to the store with a Donald Trump parody mask on they couldn't trace us all!

...though the anonymous mask would work just as well.

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Re:Facebook has asked U.S. banks to share financial informat... by Varcht on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @02:19PM (#17709125)
Not sure if you are shooting the messenger or riffing but start here [1]

[1] https://www.facefirst.com/

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Re:Facebook has asked U.S. banks to share financial informat... by praneshp on Monday August 06, 2018 @05:26PM (#17701923)
Thanks for the link. I always thought that story was urban legend.
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