EST. MMXXVI · A PUBLIC RECORD
2 CONFESSIONS · 42 CASESConfess
CR-01428.06.MMXXVI

I built a model that predicted pregnancy from shopping patterns — lotion, supplements, a sudden switch to unscented soap — and mailed the coupons before customers had told anyone. I learned we had outed a teenager to her father when the complaint reached my desk. We didn't stop. We just hid the baby ads among lawnmowers.

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Source Charles Duhigg, "How Companies Learn Your Secrets", The New York Times Magazine (2012)

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Data harvestingPrivacy violationRetargeting abuse

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