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Re:Alexa leaks private wishlists by Nextgrid on Saturday September 18, 2021 @12:23PM (#28577352)
I keep a list of stuff I need to buy in my usual notes or todo app. This means it's website-agnostic (not limited to Amazon), private, and the shop doesn't know what I want until I actually commit to buying it (so they can't raise prices or do targeted advertising by knowing that I'm interested in a given item). As a bonus, it protects me from these kinds of surprises.

I don't get the point of using a proprietary, crappy (in this case) implementation that gives an adversary an edge when a simple text file would do?

Re:Alexa leaks private wishlists by danielskogly on Saturday September 18, 2021 @12:26PM (#28577377)
I'd guess that for many, the point is that it's not simply a list of things they want or need to buy for themselves, but a list they can send to others. In this case, though, a todo-list might have been a better choice, although I myself also keep ideas for others in the wishlist service I use.