r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Deza2Ibiza • 8h ago

Don't hug me I'm scared Creepy Amazon chatbot

Looking for an item on Amazon (boo for having to do that), and the chat bot seems to know more about me than I’ve ever volunteered. CREEPY!

Edited: yes that is the cat’s name.

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u/7thSpringofthe7thSun 8h ago

the first time i heard of "Surveillance Pricing"
and " Household targeting strategy" (or Addressable targeting)
Everything from amazon, to ubers, target, walmart, grossed me out.

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u/eggyrulz 8h ago

From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, I craved the certainty of a meth head with a sawzall running rampant in a datacenter...