> Wow. It's not even just everything you buy from Google--from the post it seems like they actively compile and organize the data from every purchaser transaction that touches your GMail account.
IIRC, that's why Amazon purchase emails are utterly useless now. They realized Google was getting their precious customer data via Gmail, so they cut off the flow years ago.
It's another example of how the modern economy has many consumer-hostile incentives that have actually led to regressions rather than improvements.
IIRC, that's why Amazon purchase emails are utterly useless now. They realized Google was getting their precious customer data via Gmail, so they cut off the flow years ago.
It's another example of how the modern economy has many consumer-hostile incentives that have actually led to regressions rather than improvements.