So, lately, something very strange has been happening.
Now, before I get to that, I have noticed that when I go on Amazon to browse items, or google search certain things, I see advertisements pop up on my Facebook and Instagram of those products. Although this is creepy, I understand how. I'm logged into Google, that account is the same email as my Amazon account and the same email as my Instagram. Creepy, but at least I see how, no "big" deal.
Now that messed up part. My girlfriend and I don't text that much, we always call each other on the phone. On at least 6-7 occasions within the past month, things that we have talked about on the phone, and ONLY talked about on the phone (not in email, not in text, no web-searching of any sort) have come on in advertisements on social media.
Examples,
A few weeks ago I was speaking with her on the phone, and she told me that she was watching TV and saw the trailer for the movie "Get Out" and she wanted to go see it. Later that day, I was scrolling through Instragram and a sponsored add came up for that movie.
Two days ago, I was heading to her house for dinner but needed to stop at the grocery store to get some things. I called her to ask her if she wanted anything and she said Gelato. A few hours later, I go on instragram and see an add for Gelato, and it was even the same brand as what I bought (the brand might have been a coincidence but still). AND I paid cash for the groceries, no card, and didn't use a Stop and Shop card.
Another time, my gf was getting a new mattress, we talked on the phone about it, BAM an add for mattresses this time on her Instagram.
This next example is different, but equally as creepy. The other day I was at the hospital with my gf visiting her mother. I was thirsty and used a vending machine. It wouldn't take cash so I used my discover card. The machine was out of water so I got a "Fuze" iced tea. Not even a half hour later, went on FB and there was an add for Fuze Iced Tea. I never drank Fuze before, never looked it up. So did the vending machine read my card, see what beverage I got, then linked it to my fb?
This is absolutely ridiculous. Like I said, the search engine things and amazon searching is understandable, but I cannot believe that my phone calls are being heard to advertise products. I almost don't even want to talk on the phone anymore. Such a ****ed up world we live in. It's one thing to monitor phone to prevent acts of terror but for marketing products? That's absolutely ridiculous. This cannot be a coincidence.
Now, before I get to that, I have noticed that when I go on Amazon to browse items, or google search certain things, I see advertisements pop up on my Facebook and Instagram of those products. Although this is creepy, I understand how. I'm logged into Google, that account is the same email as my Amazon account and the same email as my Instagram. Creepy, but at least I see how, no "big" deal.
Now that messed up part. My girlfriend and I don't text that much, we always call each other on the phone. On at least 6-7 occasions within the past month, things that we have talked about on the phone, and ONLY talked about on the phone (not in email, not in text, no web-searching of any sort) have come on in advertisements on social media.
Examples,
A few weeks ago I was speaking with her on the phone, and she told me that she was watching TV and saw the trailer for the movie "Get Out" and she wanted to go see it. Later that day, I was scrolling through Instragram and a sponsored add came up for that movie.
Two days ago, I was heading to her house for dinner but needed to stop at the grocery store to get some things. I called her to ask her if she wanted anything and she said Gelato. A few hours later, I go on instragram and see an add for Gelato, and it was even the same brand as what I bought (the brand might have been a coincidence but still). AND I paid cash for the groceries, no card, and didn't use a Stop and Shop card.
Another time, my gf was getting a new mattress, we talked on the phone about it, BAM an add for mattresses this time on her Instagram.
This next example is different, but equally as creepy. The other day I was at the hospital with my gf visiting her mother. I was thirsty and used a vending machine. It wouldn't take cash so I used my discover card. The machine was out of water so I got a "Fuze" iced tea. Not even a half hour later, went on FB and there was an add for Fuze Iced Tea. I never drank Fuze before, never looked it up. So did the vending machine read my card, see what beverage I got, then linked it to my fb?
This is absolutely ridiculous. Like I said, the search engine things and amazon searching is understandable, but I cannot believe that my phone calls are being heard to advertise products. I almost don't even want to talk on the phone anymore. Such a ****ed up world we live in. It's one thing to monitor phone to prevent acts of terror but for marketing products? That's absolutely ridiculous. This cannot be a coincidence.