I was hoping to find some saucy info on myself, but instead I got things like “prefers premium coffee brands with consistent flavor profiles” and “likely has a workshop”
Maybe I’m just too honest with Alexa…
Congrats on the sweet new mood lighting for your farts
I think my favorite was “Systematically building electronics component inventory”, but pretty much the same, mostly just my brand preferences and the stuff I tend to buy.
I’m also really deliberate in how I shop Amazon though: sift through my options in a private window and once I narrow down to what I want, copy the link, remove the tracking garbage, open it in my regular window, add it to my cart, rinse and repeat. It’s probably a paper shield at best, but good to know it helps curb the “[spends an inordinate amount of time comparing items, two thirds of which are also available on Ali Express]” inference.
I was impressed by how many categories I made about cheese.
It thinks I really, really like Japanese curry.
And it’s goddamn right.
I’m a professional carpenter. I buy a fair amount of tools on Amazon. But I don’t have a home workshop, I just use this stuff at work. I live in a tiny apartment haha. I just think it’s funny that amazon thinks this is all a hobby for me.
It was a boring dud for me, just that I prefer grey ELEGOO filament for my 3D printer.
I don’t buy much on Amazon, but it should be more than just filament. No notes about headphone choice or random one-of items I have bought?
I’ve bought sooo many sex toys on Amazon, they definitely didn’t engage with that part of my uhhh “legacy.”
It has to be looking for trends, rather than one-offs, otherwise the list would be endless for some of us.
The one I find interesting is “prefers premium shampoo brands”. My first thought was: what? But I buy “salon size” so I don’t have to buy frequently, and my kids apparently like nice stuff, so technically true but may not mean what they think it does
Jeff Bezos hosted Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to his private, invitation-only, weekend at a resort he rented out. Bezos had many close ties to Epstein. Bezos also had numerous private dinners with Epstein.
The photo is from a party where Ghislaine Maxwell hobnobbed with him but make no mistake they were close friends.
Make sure to add this note to your files about Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.
People discovering their apps watch them.
Amazon is definitely going to plug that hole.
It’s not a hole they see it as a service. You can even give feedback on their notes about you.
The “manage your information” section doesn’t exist where I’m at.
(Yes, I did a text search)
Instead, we have “request your data” which likely would give you complete files of all data they have on you. I’m not going to crawl through that right now.
Even though I’m on desktop, I had to follow the article’s mobile directions to find the relevant page. Here is a direct link that may work.
“useAiMode=1”? Really?
It’s what triggers the page the article’s about. Take it off and you get a totally different page.
Yeah, I’m not seeing the exact link either as described in the article.
I was able to find it by following the mobile app instructions. Mine was pretty boring. It had stuff like “Likely lives in (city where I ship my orders)” and “Likely favors (brand of thing that I’ve bought multiple times)”. I guess the most invasive thing is that it guessed I live alone, or rather that I “likely has one adult.”
Amazon has spent years turning customer surveillance into a business model, and now we discover it apparently keeps detailed records while insulting the very people funding its empire. Nothing says customer obsession quite like treating customers as data mines and punchlines. Bezos built a trillion dollar machine that knows your shopping habits but apparently never learned basic respect.
These are pulled from the item descriptions. OP probably bought something ‘for flat butts’ and boom it goes in their preferences.
Mine is literally just all things I bought from amazon. So yeah.
It thinks I’m married with two kids, because well, I buy lots of toys and things for women for the holidays… well yeah because I have nephews/nieces and two sisters… so of course I buy things for kid and women regularly as gifts.
Jeff Bezos does not understand the thought of buying something for someone else.
Jeff Bezos understands it very well, it’s why Amazon worked so well… It is us morons who are convinced that a trivial PURCHASED gift will make us happy. It won’t and it doesn’t it. I’m glad you all enjoy the cheap goods made by children in a sweat shop as a means of caring for your friends and family.
Must be an American thing where no rules for corporations exist. Nothing on my swedish version.
Be glad. Otherwise the Amazon suggestions probably:
Well this is embarassing. How did you find my search history but amazon wouldnt show me?
I see nothing on my Canadian one.
There is no “about you” option on the Canadian version 🤔
I logged into my old US account. It didn’t have anythin on me, but did have this:
LOL. Fuck no.
Yeah mine is the same. Plan to keep it that way. I don’t know how it got that way, probably saw an article like “opt out of all these AI features” and then did all of them without even thinking.
I haven’t logged into my Amazon account in ten years, and this won’t make me do it.
Learn the difference between need and want. Stop buying crap you don’t need. And, never knowingly buy anything off Amazon.
Fuck Amazon, and Jeff Bezos. All excuses people make to willingly buy off that fucking site are bullshit.
It is amazing,the difference between want and need. I quit them cold turkey, thought it would be hard, but turns out, no. Not really, they had nothing I had to have. I save money, and prevent waste. And avoid supporting Amazon.
Yeah, I don’t buy off them, but I did check, there’s nothing there on me.
You know who has no friends?
Douchebag Jeff Bezos. That’s who.
Everyone fucking hates you dude.
I’ve never seen a photo of his yacht full of people having fun.
To find such information for ourselves, the link says “you can pull up the page by clicking on the “Account” link”.
- But there is no such “Account” link when I look, only a “Your Account” link and the difference matters.
under the Account & Lists drop down menu.
- yes I have “Account & Lists” option.
Scroll to the bottom of the page you land on and click a small link that says “manage your information” and there you have it."
- no such “manage your information" for me.
That’s why online software instructions are rarely useful, they most often mention options that are not availabel when I look for them. Possibly because things are updated too often.
Yeah, the instructions from the website didn’t work. I had to hover over Account & Lists, then click on Shopping Preferences, then scroll down to click on Manage Your Information under About You.
Mine said they didn’t have any info on me, since I haven’t shopped there since 1998.
Looking through the info they have on me, it seems entirely made up of information regarding past purchases and shipping locations. It mentioned having 2 people at my address, but said other person has an account linked to mine and with the same shipping address, so it’s all relatively shallow information. I didn’t see any deep dive “HOW DID THEY GET THAT??” stuff that would otherwise be alarming.
Edit: I should add that I don’t own or use any of their Alexa products or any related technology. Those might spy on people a little more thoroughly.
It also claimed someone kept a “seasonal rotation of decorative goose outfits,”
Now I’m interested
“Has no money.”
I mean, yeah, but why you gotta call me out like that?
