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CrispyQ

(40,929 posts)
8. By his smartphone?
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 10:46 AM
Mar 2024

I've never had this happen, but I don't allow location services & I lock out applications' access to my phone.

We've traded our privacy for convenience. Pandora's out of the box. There are things one can do to minimize one's digital thumbprint but most of us like the convenience of doing business online. Should the corporations act ethically & respect their customers privacy? They're corporations!

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just make eye contact next time, maybe raise your hand a little? Blues Heron Mar 2024 #1
Yes. I agree. When I ran our business for thirty six years we would greet the customer, give them a minute, then ask Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #9
Mine was "Good morning/afternoon/etc. Let me know if I can help you niyad Mar 2024 #23
Absolutely. Pressure tactics are outdated. Common courtesy should be the norm., Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #28
My dad had a furniture store Mossfern Mar 2024 #67
Agreed. edisdead Mar 2024 #61
What do you mean, Tammy Baldwin is not your Senator? Senators are niyad Mar 2024 #2
My mistake. Sorry. I will certainly get in touch with her. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #12
How were you identified if you did not interact with anybody? Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #3
By his smartphone? CrispyQ Mar 2024 #8
They can also pick up the chip in your credit card, if it is not sufficiently shielded. Midnight Writer Mar 2024 #22
That's my point. I don't know how I was identified. To me, this was an intrusion. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #11
You didn't interact with them online beforehand at all? TxGuitar Mar 2024 #34
Yes, I did look in the windows on a day that they were closed. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #44
seems odd, dangerous? to be identified just by walking into a store. It would mean the store riversedge Mar 2024 #36
It happens all the time, and it's not new. DFW Mar 2024 #69
OK, you didn't get a survey from them. Probably from Google. Liberal In Texas Mar 2024 #59
Do you have location services drmeow Mar 2024 #65
Damn good question! I don't know and I don't like it. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #14
Tammy Baldwin is your senator Lefta Dissenter Mar 2024 #4
👍 Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #15
Leave your phone in the car next time. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2024 #5
"smart" phones put Big Brother to shame orthoclad Mar 2024 #7
Far out. I just got the Faraday wallet. Thanks for the tip. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #21
If you have a "smart" phone, orthoclad Mar 2024 #27
DING DING! sarisataka Mar 2024 #13
Right on Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #16
You know, you just don't realize the extent of surveillance until something ridiculous like this happens. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #25
That is a VERY BAD idea dickthegrouch Mar 2024 #51
How is Tammy Baldwin not your Senator? obamanut2012 Mar 2024 #6
My mistake. No excuses. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #17
Call the Store Manager. MOMFUDSKI Mar 2024 #10
The owner of the store was a customer of mine for years. I'm not quite sure how to breach the subject. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #19
Oh. MOMFUDSKI Mar 2024 #45
Stepping behind the counter always gets their attention. usonian Mar 2024 #18
VPN - very good point. I do use VPN. Now I have to remember to always have it on. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #20
Use airplane mode on the phone while near or in the store. usonian Mar 2024 #38
Thanks, that's another good idea. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #49
Yeah, I'd be rather perturbed also... yagotme Mar 2024 #24
Ironic, isn't it? Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #29
Yup. Seems customer service is in the trash can. nt yagotme Mar 2024 #33
When I walk onto a car dealership lot and 2 seconds later a salesman shows up doc03 Mar 2024 #26
Nobody likes to be hounded and similarly, ignored. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #32
Employees should be trained to say hi & let us know if you need anything today. CrispyQ Mar 2024 #43
I told a salesman that one model has 1500 more pounds towing capacity than another. usonian Mar 2024 #40
Those people earn commission on what they sell, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #58
That is very creepy. What store was it? Scrivener7 Mar 2024 #30
It is an Indian motorcycle store. I just wanted to get a price on a Vespa scooter. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #35
Oh, cool. I would love a Vespa. Have you ever seen the Eddie Izzard bit on Italians on Vespas? Scrivener7 Mar 2024 #41
No, but thanks for the tip. I'll check it out. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #46
It's in Dressed to Kill. Scrivener7 Mar 2024 #50
I know someone whose husband died in a motorcycle accident. usonian Mar 2024 #42
Well, it's been 53 years since she told me "over my dead body" so I'm doubtful it will happen. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #47
Speaking of Indian motorcycles. sdfernando Mar 2024 #54
Thanks Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #62
Next up, facial recognitian everywhere. Prairie_Seagull Mar 2024 #31
All the better to nab you. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #37
Why is Ron Johnson your Senator but Tammy Baldwin is not? brooklynite Mar 2024 #39
It was my error. I hopefully apologized in earlier posts. Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #48
You can 'turn off' location tracking on android. mackdaddy Mar 2024 #52
Yeah Conjuay Mar 2024 #68
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2024 #53
First of all, Hello. Second, Goodbye. GP6971 Mar 2024 #55
They need a motivational talk from Blake. SYFROYH Mar 2024 #56
I've been worried about that for a long time. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2024 #57
I don't understand why you feel it's necessary to contact your congressional rep EYESORE 9001 Mar 2024 #60
Simply to ask, when is enough, enough? Firestorm49 Mar 2024 #63
Personally, I'd rather address those with a stake in the business EYESORE 9001 Mar 2024 #64
There were three associates on the floor. tavernier Mar 2024 #66
Reminds me of something that happened to me in 1985. DFW Mar 2024 #70
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