sikandar
6mo
In India, they’ve begun to ask for your number when you go to a store. They say it’s for billing purposes. I always turn them down. It’s the gradual normalisation of surveillance.
These companies will collect this data and sell it en-masse to marketers. Not cool. I can now see the argument for crypto.
every number entered at checkout funds a little more precision in someone’s ad targeting model 💀
I get receipts via email from in person shops I’ve never given any information to because everyone uses square pos. Creepy stuff
Then you'll receive hundreds of calls from Insurance/credit card sellers and what not.
Tbh I've just blocked strangers from calling me now, I receive only those calls who are my contacts.
Happens all the time here. Even for a ₹100 grocery bill, they ask for a number. It’s not billing ..it’s profiling.
Yes! People in India don’t realize how much data is being mined under the guise of convenience.