CommodoreAmiga
Well-Known Member
My concern with this is how well these big-data companies seem to be able to mine data and find links. Even if you create a distinct Amazon account and exclusively use it in your Rivian, Amazon may still be able to link it to YOU and your other "regular" account(s).As much as I hypocritically use the evil behemoth known as Amazon, I don't trust or touch any of their devices with a microphone. (If they are so desperate to hear what you are saying that they added Alexa to a toaster, that's saying a lot). So the last thing I want is one of their listening devices in my car. And would they also have access to my driving pattern??? "Hey we see you like going to the beach, here are some beach towels we think you would like."
I'll setup a separate Amazon account for my Rivian cars if that's going to be a requirement.
I was simultaneously impressed and horrified when I learned that grocery stores were able to figure out when a specific customer was in their store and accurately predict what they were going to buy -- even when the customer did not use a store rewards card. They use data that is not immediately obvious -- such as what MAC addresses they see over bluetooth and WiFi -- even if you don't connect to their network. Side note, this is one area where Apple iOS 15 has made some improvements, as you can configure a random and periodically-changing MAC address. Over time and many visits they can ultimately identify your device and credit/debit card and build a profile on you.
Google and Facebook definitely do this, as well. Those ubiquitous "log in with Google" or "Share on Facebook" links that many sites add to their pages are really there so Facebook/Google can get information about you and build out comprehensive profiles. Incognito/Private browsing modes don't stop it.
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