Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Today's quiz question: Does Costco share personal information with Amazon?

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So, on Friday, we're at Costco... and we buy a book.

Today, my wife is on Amazon looking around, and they recommend a series of books based on the fact she "told" them that she "owned" that PARTICULAR book... a Dean Koontz book.

The problem is... she did no such thing.

So, first... how is it that Amazon knew she "owned" that particular book, purchased 72 hours or so ago at Costco... and how did they find out?

Shouldn't Costco tell us if they have some sort of arrangement with Amazon where they're using personal information... apparently?
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