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Re:I wish tech companies knew more about me by jolt42 on Thursday November 05, 2026 @10:13AM (#50380107)
It seems they don't know you already bought it, which... maybe they don't and do you want them to?
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Re:I wish tech companies knew more about me by mysterydip on Thursday November 05, 2026 @10:15AM (#50380132)
This happens on places like amazon too, that know I bought a toaster, then show me sponsored results for 50 more toasters.
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Re:I wish tech companies knew more about me by Tyr42 on Thursday November 05, 2026 @10:48AM (#50380598)
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Re:I wish tech companies knew more about me by IAmBroom on Thursday November 05, 2026 @02:22PM (#50383232)
If I buy a car, I get flushed with ads for cars. Really. Same for an area rug, a vacuum cleaner, and many other things I will never buy two in a row of.

That's just stupid.

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Re:I wish tech companies knew more about me by efficax on Thursday November 05, 2026 @11:21PM (#50388151)
that’s literalist what they know. it’s called retargeting and it’s the point of these ad systems, to track what people buy to understand how to link buying patterns to other info about people
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