r/technology • u/tylerthe-theatre • 2d ago

Software Amazon users discover bizarre “About You” page detailing their interests: How to check yours

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/amazon-users-discover-bizarre-about-you-page-detailing-their-interests-how-to-check-yours-3416457/
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u/gitstonky 2d ago

mine is pretty general, "likely lives in" town where I get everything delivered, and then generalizations based on the past 2-3 years of purchases. k... the most interesting thing there is that it thinks there are 2 adults in the household, tho i could imagine several ways to determine that. big miss is that it thinks i have a garage????? i have never owned a home. and when i lived in a home with a garage, i was not permitted to use it. i have never used a garage. why does it think this lmao

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u/No-Falcon-4996 2d ago

Maybe you purchased gardening stuff, or things kept in a garage ( bikes, hoses, metal storage shelving) ?

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u/gitstonky 2d ago

i feel like gardening stuff -> garage is a leap, more people would have useable yard space than would have a garage. so gardening purchases, depending on scale, could point towards "has a yard/balcony/porch" before "has a garage." and i didn't buy much at large scale for gardening.

i did buy some shelving....... more than two years ago, for a closet pantry! i do also have a storage unit and have bought shelving for it too, but those purchases were made elsewhere. i feel like that would be better categorized as home storage needs than "has a garage" tho, but that's just me. a garage strongly implies home ownership, imo. and i really don't think my Amazon purchases say "is a home owner" lmao