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Re:Amazon lied about using seller data, lawmakers say, urgin... by kornhole on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @10:08PM (#30622803)
I am well aware that any commercial site tracks everything they can. I was merely trying to answer this guy's question about what data Amazon has on sellers.

Personally I don't like having to show my ID when I walk into a store and then have a guy follow me around with a clipboard writing down everything I look at, touch.. I run out of such stores which is why I deleted my Amazon account.

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Re:Amazon lied about using seller data, lawmakers say, urgin... by makeitdouble on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @10:15PM (#30622850)
Point taken !

> Personally I don't like having to show my ID when I walk into a store and then have a guy follow me around with a clipboard writing down everything I look at, touch.. I run out of such stores which is why I deleted my Amazon account.

This...is kinda like the next frontier, with in-store camera tracking and linking it to the customer at checkout (either through the loyalty card or credit card token if applicable). We're already partially in that future IMO.

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Re:Amazon lied about using seller data, lawmakers say, urgin... by autoexec on Thursday March 10, 2022 @01:49AM (#30623847)
Stores already track your movement as you move around though bluetooth beacons.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/14/opinion/bluet...

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Re:Amazon lied about using seller data, lawmakers say, urgin... by kornhole on Thursday March 10, 2022 @11:12AM (#30628520)
Yes physical stores are becoming as hostile as ecommerce sites. When i enter one, my phone stays in airplane mode, wear a mask to evade facial recognition and pay cash.
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