Wondering if anyone has ever requested / checked / reviewed the data Amazon has collected on you?

[TJC]

I just did and it is more extensive than I had thought. They don't toss out ANYTHING!
Below are the file folders in the Zip file I just rec'd. These are the folders of data they had on file about me.

I'm attaching a File Description CSV file that sent with the data that gives the 58 file names and a description of the data contents. It is eye opening! All this personal data is available to each customer upon request.

If you are interested in seeing what data Amazon has on you personally, log into Amazon.com at this Data Request Link.

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[AzScorpion]

It doesn't surprise me in the least that they're collecting all this info on people. I'm sure it's somewhere in their TOS but who really reads all that?

I watched a video recently about Samsung Smart Tvs and all the info they collect on you (which of course is defaulted on) and how you can turn them all off. Everything you watch (or do if you're using the internet through yours) is collected and shared and I'd bet 90% of the people using their TVs have no idea about this.

Same goes for smart phones. For Apple iPhones there's some really good videos on YouTube by Payette Forward who is constantly updating on how to turn all this stuff off after each new update. I just changed over a dozen setting the other day and some were changed before but they defaulted them back on after one of their updates.

 

[TJC]

Have you checked out the Flock Cameras???
A private company has 80,000 cameras logging where your car goes. Now it’s adding drones.

Those little cameras on the poles in your neighborhood quietly record every car that passes, then feed one giant searchable map. You never agreed to it, and the company behind them started flying drones that read your plate from 2,000 feet. Here’s what’s really happening.

Click on the map to zoom into your local area to see where they are located. They are well entrenched here in central NC.

 

[AzScorpion]

Have you checked out the Flock Cameras???
A private company has 80,000 cameras logging where your car goes. Now it’s adding drones.

Those little cameras on the poles in your neighborhood quietly record every car that passes, then feed one giant searchable map. You never agreed to it, and the company behind them started flying drones that read your plate from 2,000 feet. Here’s what’s really happening.
Click on the map to zoom into your local area to see where they are located. They are well entrenched here in central NC.

There's zero cameras in my small city but Tucson and beyond is loaded with them.

Now this should scare some even more. Meta AI Glasses!

https://jennasside.rocks/p/the-surv...e&r=ch1ue&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

This week, security researchers discovered that Meta has been quietly shipping facial recognition code to millions of smartphones since January—buried inside the Meta AI app that pairs with its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses. The feature, called NameTag, is not currently enabled. Meta would very much like you to find that reassuring.

I do not find that reassuring.

Here is what NameTag does, or will do, the moment someone flips the switch: it scans faces through the glasses’ cameras, converts them into biometric data, and matches them against a database of stored faceprints. In plain English: a complete stranger at the grocery store, your gym, the park, or your kid’s swim meet can look at you through a pair of sunglasses and within seconds know more about you than your neighbors do—without your knowledge, without your consent, and with absolutely nothing you can do about it. Oh, and they can record the moment for posterity.

Think about what “identifies you” actually means for a second. It’s not just your name. It’s everything attached to your name. Your address. Where you work. Where your kids go to school. Your social media profiles—including the ones you thought were private. Your daily routine, reconstructed from public check-ins and tagged photos. If you were a stalker, an abusive ex, or a garden-variety predator, NameTag wouldn’t just be a useful tool. It would be the single greatest gift technology has ever handed you, wrapped in a Ray-Ban case and available at your local Best Buy for $224.

Oh, and don’t think you’ll just pay extra attention to whether the potential perv you’re talking to has a flashing recording light on his temple. The same species that immediately taught itself to jailbreak iPhones, pirate Netflix, and cheat at Wordle quickly figured out how to disable that feature, too—and is out there offering free lessons. So that’s terrific. (Lawmakers are already trying to get ahead of the workaround, but good luck enforcing that.)

 

[Jason B]

Nope, never checked, never cared.
So what. Amazon knows I'm looking for a new tool, or clothing, and sends me e-mails of deals and sales. Or, that I'm watching movies on Prime.

 

[AzScorpion]

Nope, never checked, never cared.
So what. Amazon knows I'm looking for a new tool, or clothing, and sends me e-mails of deals and sales. Or, that I'm watching movies on Prime.

The point is why do they need this info and who else are they sharing this with? Do you really think Amazon along with Google, Apple and all the others aren’t selling your info and for what reasons? Sick of Spam well guess what you consented to all this somewhere buried in their TOS. Unfortunately it’s everywhere now and very hard to be totally off the radar unless you sell everything, close all your bank & investment accounts, dump your phone and vehicle (because those all track your every move) and buy a cabin in the woods and live totally off grid. I’m not doing anything wrong, but I still don’t like the invasion of my privacy.

People are to willing to give out way to much information and these companies are sneaky now and say it’s for your “convenience” . Just like the Meta AI glasses above where on the surface (to some) they’re cool like something James Bond would have but in reality it’s nothing but an invasion of privacy.

 

[Jason B]

I get all that.
But remember, those services are 'free' for a reason. As they say, if you aren't paying for it, YOU are the product. All those services are paid thru advertising.
There are some, I guess, would be happy paying fees for use of Goggle or the like.

 

[AzScorpion]

I get all that.
But remember, those services are 'free' for a reason. As they say, if you aren't paying for it, YOU are the product. All those services are paid thru advertising.
There are some, I guess, would be happy paying fees for use of Goggle or the like.

But you are paying. Amazon Prime is not free nor is Apple TV, Paramount+ and all the others and they store and sell your info.

Facebook and all those other social media platforms are free and you can expect it there and that's why I don't use any of them and never will. I also stay away from Google as much as possible but they own so much now it's hard to be 100% Google free.

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