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How did Netflix know I was gay before I did? (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1386796

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

This sort of thing is just gonna happen with recommendation systems. There was a case over a decade ago where Target, the store, figured out that a teenager was pregnant before she told her family, and sent relevant mailings.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

It's possible that this story didn't happen. Some points raised here highlight some areas we should remain skeptical.

https://medium.com/@colin.fraser/target-didnt-figure-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did-a6be13b973a5

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

The one that creeped me out is the fact that my parents received a sample package of baby product from Nestle, under my name a week before my wife gave birth.

Because we were living in another country, did not say anything on social media and did not go to any medical appointment in my parents country.