Ubiquitous Surveillance + Advertising?
Nov. 19th, 2015 12:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I just got a robo-call ad from Marriott Hotels. I don't get many such calls, so this was unusual to start with. But then it occurred to me -- I was physically inside a Marriott for a few hours on Monday. Did some system note my presence (or at least the presence of my phone number), and therefore figure I was a reasonable marketing target?
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Date: 2015-11-19 05:55 pm (UTC)Sometimes stores respond differently to customers, if they are "near" a phone that shops often at that store.
If there is a database which maps wi-fi identifiers to phone numbers somewhere (and who thinks there isn't), that might explain the contact.
Could also be coincidence, or perhaps you used a credit card while visiting that hotel. Which is a simpler explanation.
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