Re: [luv-talk] web privacy, execute-only access to data (was Re: be as generous as Bill Gates)

On 2013-06-12 17:57, Trent W. Buck wrote: [...]

There was also that great one where Target knew some teen girl was pregnant before her dad did, by data mining her purchase history.

The Target rep then went on to say "people found it creepy when we advertised baby stuff to them before they told us, so instead of stopping that practice, we now mix in unrelated ads, so people don't realize we know".

For reference: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-target-figured-out-a-... -- Regards, Matthew Cengia