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A comment on Amazon admits it exposed customer email addresses, but refuses to give details. Parent comment
I realized an attack method where:
1. Find an unusual but generic product used by niche group such as a particilar adult toy.
2. Order product and sell in using existing amazon SKU (very common) at below market price point.
3. You now have difficult to procure personal data on a very specific customer segment, paid for in lost margins on the product.
Reminds me somewhat of the old days of Facebooks demographic targeting to get page likes. You could build interesting lists indirectly on the cheap.
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I realized an attack method where:
1. Find an unusual but generic product used by niche group such as a particilar adult toy.
2. Order product and sell in using existing amazon SKU (very common) at below market price point.
3. You now have difficult to procure personal data on a very specific customer segment, paid for in lost margins on the product.
Reminds me somewhat of the old days of Facebooks demographic targeting to get page likes. You could build interesting lists indirectly on the cheap.