alt Hacker NewsKnowing what TV you own, what phone models are used in your house, and what other devices you own tells advertisers about your spending patterns and income.
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ambicapter • yesterday at 9:14 PM
And can be used to cross-correlate with other datasets to further narrow down who you are and how you can be targetted.
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tomrod • yesterday at 10:05 PM
My income is low. Ignore me, advertisers, you have no power here.
I wonder if you can identify the age of devices based just on network scans? Like if an advertiser can tell I've got a washing machine model that was last sold 7 years ago, it's time to spam me with washing machine ads.