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User ID: 78039960 United Kingdom 10/03/2019 03:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I’ve noticed lately that when I go into a city centre to do some shopping, within one hour I get an advert from that shop, even told me the city I was in? This is spooky and worrying, how are these big shops doing this? Cymru Am Byth.
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78097107 Russia 10/20/2019 08:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You have location services active on your smartphone, the anti-theft systems at the entrance to shops etc. that detect RF tags on the shop's products to help prevent theft, also double as checkpoints if you like. Smartphones, passports etc. with RF/RFID tech' will be detected by these, Hense the targeted Ads.
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 77640440 United States 10/20/2019 09:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I’ve noticed lately that when I go into a city centre to do some shopping, within one hour I get an advert from that shop, even told me the city I was in? This is spooky and worrying, how are these big shops doing this?
Quoting: Jelly It's called geofencing. Your phone rats you out. |