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bif

(24,454 posts) Tue Nov 19, 2019, 08:32 AM Nov 2019

Is this totally creepy or what? [View all]

Yesterday I placed and order from Blick that included a tube of Golden alizarin crimson paint. About 10 minutes later I got an email from Michael's with a special offer on Golden alizarin crimson paint. Talk about an invasion of privacy!

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Is this totally creepy or what? [View all] bif Nov 2019 OP

Yes, it is. It shows how thoroughly intertwined all this stuff is. And we think we have privacy? Nay Nov 2019 #1

For sure. A few weeks ago, my husband searched for belts. Kind of Blue Nov 2019 #2

Figure out a way to make fun of them about it. Cracklin Charlie Nov 2019 #3

Well, we did tell the company their blatant invasion caused us not to Kind of Blue Nov 2019 #4

Nw that's creepy! bif Nov 2019 #6

We're big fans of late visionary author Philip K. Dick who predicted this technology Kind of Blue Nov 2019 #8

Anyway we can turn off this invasive shadowing? n/t Peregrine Took Nov 2019 #5

if you want privacy, avoid the internet. TeamPooka Nov 2019 #7