So basically they are using grocery shopping data to help target consumers when they would be susceptible to an ad for pizza. Presumably the grocery service has collection of data buried somewhere...
So basically they are using grocery shopping data to help target consumers when they would be susceptible to an ad for pizza.
Presumably the grocery service has collection of data buried somewhere in TOS that no one reads and cannot reasonably be expected to read.
It's not too surprising, your data can and will be used against you. It seems a lot of people simply do not understand what can be done with granular knowledge of their activities and how much it will end them costing them
It would be nice if businesses competed on quality of products instead of who can exploit psychological flaws better.
I don’t think most people have any understanding of what “their data” even is. Personally I don’t think there’s even much point in trying to spread awareness either. The technology being used...
I don’t think most people have any understanding of what “their data” even is. Personally I don’t think there’s even much point in trying to spread awareness either. The technology being used today has long exceeded the public’s ability to comprehend it, regulate it, or defend against it.
I think that’s why things seem to be accelerating these days. Palantir, Flock Safety, Oracle, and the pantheon of tech vendors, marketing firms, data brokers, and political / law enforcement agencies have realized that we’re at critical mass; most people don’t know about what they’re doing, and if they learn they don’t understand the implications, and if they do understand they feel powerless to resist. So all of these parties are now in “let ‘er rip” mode, expanding and grabbing everything as fast as they can like it’s Black Friday at Walmart.
Offering someone a deal for food at the time they "need it most" sounds like a good thing. I'd rather ads be appropriate to my needs than to be random and constant. That said, the privacy concerns...
It's not too surprising, your data can and will be used against you.
Offering someone a deal for food at the time they "need it most" sounds like a good thing. I'd rather ads be appropriate to my needs than to be random and constant. That said, the privacy concerns are... concerning.
It all comes down to trust. If a friend thought I might be hungry, and suggested we get a pizza I would be grateful for their thoughtfulness even if they also happened to own the pizza company. A...
It all comes down to trust.
If a friend thought I might be hungry, and suggested we get a pizza I would be grateful for their thoughtfulness even if they also happened to own the pizza company. A friend has earned that trust from me by being a good friend.
If a stranger walked up to me and said "you look like you might be hungry, you should try my pizza place right across the street there" I am immediately suspicious. I do not know this person or their business, and while they might be interested in my well being they also very clearly want to sell me something unsolicited. They have not earned my trust.
And personally, the best way to earn my suspicion and disgust is to try and sell me something I did not ask for.
By using data from instacart.
I was expecting something more elaborate and was kind of disappointed.
Objective failed.
Hiro Protagonist has clocked in for his shift and is ready to deliver.
I know someone who stopped at that sentence because the name annoyed him so much.
And this, folks, is why privacy matters.
So basically they are using grocery shopping data to help target consumers when they would be susceptible to an ad for pizza.
Presumably the grocery service has collection of data buried somewhere in TOS that no one reads and cannot reasonably be expected to read.
It's not too surprising, your data can and will be used against you. It seems a lot of people simply do not understand what can be done with granular knowledge of their activities and how much it will end them costing them
It would be nice if businesses competed on quality of products instead of who can exploit psychological flaws better.
I don’t think most people have any understanding of what “their data” even is. Personally I don’t think there’s even much point in trying to spread awareness either. The technology being used today has long exceeded the public’s ability to comprehend it, regulate it, or defend against it.
I think that’s why things seem to be accelerating these days. Palantir, Flock Safety, Oracle, and the pantheon of tech vendors, marketing firms, data brokers, and political / law enforcement agencies have realized that we’re at critical mass; most people don’t know about what they’re doing, and if they learn they don’t understand the implications, and if they do understand they feel powerless to resist. So all of these parties are now in “let ‘er rip” mode, expanding and grabbing everything as fast as they can like it’s Black Friday at Walmart.
Offering someone a deal for food at the time they "need it most" sounds like a good thing. I'd rather ads be appropriate to my needs than to be random and constant. That said, the privacy concerns are... concerning.
It all comes down to trust.
If a friend thought I might be hungry, and suggested we get a pizza I would be grateful for their thoughtfulness even if they also happened to own the pizza company. A friend has earned that trust from me by being a good friend.
If a stranger walked up to me and said "you look like you might be hungry, you should try my pizza place right across the street there" I am immediately suspicious. I do not know this person or their business, and while they might be interested in my well being they also very clearly want to sell me something unsolicited. They have not earned my trust.
And personally, the best way to earn my suspicion and disgust is to try and sell me something I did not ask for.