>I get that it is scary that a big company keeps all the data you gave to them.
Situation in 2022: it is scary that someone has something I willingly gave them.
Situation in 2022: it is scary that someone has something I willingly gave them.
You said that everyone "willingly" gives Amazon their data. The average person does not know what kind of data Amazon collects on them, therefore I am positing that it's not fair to say that they are willingly giving it over.
"Do you think that Amazon stores a list of the items that you have bought from them and the addresses where they sent them"
...the majority would say no?
This doesn’t seem to deter any of the people who’ve mentioned it from purchasing and plugging in Alexa-enabled devices, or from shopping on Amazon.
I don’t think you’re giving non-technical people enough credit. They may not know the exact mechanisms, but they’re generally aware that companies are monitoring their activity and using it to market to them; it’s just not a big deal to them.
Also, Don't they also buy data from 3rd parties to augment what you give them? Like stats of credit card purchases and stuff? Always assuming that all these big players do that.
They do! That's even mentioned in this article.