How does a grocer I do NOT use code/phone at know what we buy?

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Anonymous wrote:If you agree to let capital one suggest better deals on your purchases they can see everything you buy.

I use Chase and Amex for grocery store purchases.

[Anonymous]

Visa, mastercard, etc. all have third party brokers that they sell transaction data through. Some of them sell addresses, some down to the zip code plus four level which is good enough to match with your street and any address database

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Anonymous wrote:They are buying your information and then matching your it to your credit card data most likely. I can’t remember the book, but I read a book once that described how many stores, including target do this.

Creepy af

That’s why there was such push back to Apple Cards. One time tokens are harder to track

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I used to work for a company that provided this sort of information to any company in their network. So, you buy groceries with your Harris Teeter card, that information is accessible by Publix. Data went back to food companies as well, like General Mills knowing which cereal coupons you need.

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If you use any kind of loyalty card at stores where you shop, that information is often sold to other vendors. This was made some time ago, but this Frontline episode talks about how personal data is mined and used. Follow this link and go to the section "The Narrowcasting Future". https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-persuaders/

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Your phone also can tell them what aisles of the store you go down and if you spend time lingering.

And of course any web searches or websites you visit can be bought. Once I clicked on a link for a random cosmetic product mentioned on DCUM beauty forum thread and a week later got a free sample in the mail.

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Some retail stores use your phone to track you while you’re in the store, so they might even know how long you pause to look at a display, or when you take something from a shelf and put it back. They have information from your actual purchases, and if you use a credit card or a store loyalty account, it’s quite easy for all of that information to be linked. They also might have additional information that they’ve purchased about you and your shopping history.
Amazon now owns Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods, as well as Zappos. They have my extensive Amazon shopping history. For people with Amazon Prime, an Amazon credit card, and those who use Amazon for health care needs, they have even more . They know what you read, what you eat, who you send gifts to…. It’s beyond creepy sometimes.


https://lifehacker.com/how-retail-stores-track-you-using-your-smartphone-and-827512308

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I know for a fact Target sold my info. I shop online at pretty much the same places monthly. Target maybe every 3 months maybe more. Every time I buy online at Target weird emails show up.

Last one was from a fat chick site selling some big booty knickers. I'm not a heavy hitter. That s*** nearly blinded me for life !

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know for a fact Target sold my info. I shop online at pretty much the same places monthly. Target maybe every 3 months maybe more. Every time I buy online at Target weird emails show up.

Last one was from a fat chick site selling some big booty knickers. I'm not a heavy hitter. That s*** nearly blinded me for life !

So why did you buy fat lady underwear at Target?

[Anonymous]

Walmart did this. I ordered groceries pickup 2 years ago, and then when I went online a few months later it showed “previous purchases” which included some instore grocery shopping we had done more recently. I didn’t usually shop at Walmart but This was during Covid when they had items that other stores did not. A bit creepy and still do not really know how they matched my purchases. It must have been my cc.

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They just bought your data. The next time Democrats want to tighten up regulations around this stuff, if you find this kind of targeted marketing creepy and invasive, support the Democrats in making our data safer.

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You guys need to get better email filters. I know they’re selling my data and I don’t care, I never read emails.

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Its marketing. Your data footprint is traceable and companies who care can connect the dots.

Its not an actual person stalking you. Its various algorithms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Visa, mastercard, etc. all have third party brokers that they sell transaction data through. Some of them sell addresses, some down to the zip code plus four level which is good enough to match with your street and any address database

Nope. Visa and MC can't sell your data. They don't own it. The data is owned by the bank that issued your credit card, who can sell it. You need to actively manage your privacy preferences with your banks and other companies.

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Anonymous wrote:You guys need to get better email filters. I know they’re selling my data and I don’t care, I never read emails.

Some of us do though and the fact that they are collecting this information and selling it without our direct consent is a real problem.